In the beginning was leather.
But now, the hour is steel.
From the case down to the smallest link on the bracelet, timepieces have gone metal.
Not overnight, of course, but just as irreparably as the turn of the wristwatch, war obliges, made those worn in the pocket disappear.
Even if, under the influence of style à la Peaky Blinders, the vest and the cap are making a comeback, it is not yet to the point of massively reimposing pocket watches in everyday life.
Steel, on the other hand, would represent the vast majority of exports of Swiss made watches around the world.
The crown brand Rolex alone is largely responsible for this, having contributed, along with a few others such as Blancpain, to transforming professional measuring instruments into timeless objects of style.
Because the wave of all-steel watches, generally with a metal strap integrated into the case for a more accomplished look, does not go back to
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