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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/02/18mcbmtup0odqjpg.jpg?quality=751280720When Swatch figured out how to simplify and automate the production of Quartz watches, it made the technology extremely affordable and accessible to anyone who still wanted an analogue timepiece. But even with rumoured smart watches on the horizon, more traditional timepieces with mechanical movements are still very much desirable. And Swatch has found a […]