I have a suspicion Certina designed this watch with another (more famous) watch design in mind and as inspiration. Any opinions on what they were referencing?

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Just goes to show how pervasive, how utterly deep rooted and insidious the House Of Rolex Narrative is.

“You know, there are many excellent premium watch brands that make truly beautiful and elegant watches: IWC, Cartier, Omega, Bulgari, Patek, Jaege…