Just occasionally, you get a seismic shift in an industry: as is the case right now with electric cars set to take over from the venerable internal combustion engine. But there’s nothing new under the sun that hasn’t been seen before in the world of watches. In 1969, Seiko rocked the industry by introducing the very first quartz watch. With the help of Chris, our very own in-house electric car evangelist, we take a look at how the watch industry changed - and how the automotive world is about to do the same. As is normal on this podcast, not everyone agrees...
Show Notes;
Man turns cheap Porsche into an F1 car: https://uk.motor1.com/news/439002/porsche-boxster-turned-f1-car/
Salzburger Nockerl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburger_Nockerl
German nudist has his laptop stolen: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/07/german-nudist-chases-wild-boar-that-stole-laptop-berlin-teufelssee?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
History of quartz watches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_crisis
Seiko Astron: https://www.ablogtowatch.com/seiko-astron-worlds-first-quartz-watch-turns-40/
Beta 21: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-beta-21
Rolex Oysterquartz for sale: https://www.chrono24.co.uk/rolex/rolex-oysterquartz-datejust---steel--18ct-gold---17013---nos--id15174628.htm?SETLANG=en_GB&SETCURR=GBP
Tesla Model S: https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/models
Tesla Model 3: https://www.tesla.com/en_gb?redirect=no
Nissan electric van: https://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/new-vehicles/e-nv200.html
Grand Seiko quartz: https://www.grand-seiko.com/uk-en/about/movement/quartz
Porsche Taycan: https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/taycan/taycan-models/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4qTQiY-s6wIVmpntCh3t5g2fEAAYASAAEgJ9YfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
TAG Heuer Aqua Racer: https://www.tagheuer.com/gb/en/collection-aquaracer/collection-aquaracer.html
