Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a Fred Leighton bracelet with a large gem placed where a watch dial might normally have been.

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The system is not only attractive and clever, but is also uniquely designed to fit on the relatively flat surface of a watch dial and movement.

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The watch has a dial with oversized Roman numerals and sword hands, Cartier mainstays since the days of Art Deco.

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This year, it adds Sporting World Time , a blue-dial watch that keeps track of time in 24 time zones, to the brand's Sporting collection.

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The swiveling case of the Art Deco-style watch protected the dial and offered a surface that, as of the 1930s, could be personalized by means of engraving or enamel.

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At 39mm the watch features a monochrome dial with sweep seconds, moon-phase sector and date.

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The standard version of the watch uses a black dial with large white luminous numerals along with a red Alpina triangle on the second hand.

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Despite missing the iconic dial, this watch retains all the hands and a few markers.

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In addition to the dial, the watch will have a unique caseback for each of the limited edition pieces.

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The patient himself is more than pleased with the result - he can not only read his watch with his newly corrected eye, but also the manufacturer's name on the dial.

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When you watch pro cycling on TV, it's always on the funny channels at the end of the dial, next to stations that sell abdominal flexors and pantyhose that also make waffles.

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