Historical Perspectives: The Surprisingly Not Totally Boring Search For Who Invented The Spring Bar
(The original impetus for this story was a question asked by commenter MrGrentch, in the comments section of our story on the Speidel Twist-O-Flex bracelet.  Little did I know where it would go.)It’s probably a good thing that nobody has ever asked me who invented the spring bar, because up until about a week ago, if they had, I’d have had to admit that I had absolutely no idea, and had never given it a moment’s thought. In fact, aside from occasionally cursing at one when it flew across the room during an ill-advised late-night impulsive strap change, I had hardly given spring bars any thought on any level at all for pretty much the entire time I’ve been interested in watches (which is longer than I feel like admitting). 1 OF 14 They seem far too flimsy to have any of us trust a $200 Seiko diver to them, let alone, say, a $50,000 vintage Rolex (or whatever) and yet, they seem to be almost boringly reliable – mos

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