By Anders Modig

 

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The materials used in today’s watches are antimagnetic, shock-resistant, accuracy-boosting, or simply rare. The labs of modern watchmaking continue to push boundaries in order to give improved properties to your watch. Sometimes a new material is an old one in ethical clothes—or it might offer you a chance to literally strap a historical event around your wrist.

 

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