Second Opinions on whether or not the helium escape valve should be used in modern dive watches - HODINKEE

In praise of a time-honored feature that lets dive watches pass a little gas.

Many years ago, brands that were in the pilot's watch business started using what are often called "altimeter-style" date windows a crescent-shaped cut-out in the dial with a marker pointing to the c… [+7492 chars]

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