1960s Seamaster Chronograph, 1968

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Showing off the Seamaster’s versatility, this is a dressier take on the traditional diver. Its easy-to-read symmetrical sub-dials weren’t just a hit with seamen: it inspired the Alaska III used on the Space Shuttle during the Eighties. “It predates the future Nasa proposal by 10 years,” says Protopapas.