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Watches You Might Not Have Seen, Week 55: When Swiss Watchmaking Got Weird With The Kelek Jump Hour Chronograph

A pioneering 1970s complication that defied convention with digital discs and chronograph chaos

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Vuk Radic
November 08, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

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