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Watch School Wednesday: Hitting Pause, Inside the Mechanics of Watch Hacking

How WWII synchronization needs gave birth to hacking movements and why the feature stuck around in modern watches

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Vuk Radic
November 26, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

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