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If you were to pick one word to describe Corum, it would not be "gangster." But we have a feeling this find from the late 1970s is going to change that. In 1976, Corum released the watch you see to the right. It was indeed the grill of a Rolls Royce placed overtop a manually wound, Swiss-made Corum movement. The watch was the brainchild of Corum founder Rene Bannwart, who was a firm believer in the power of style in wristwatches - and no one can deny this watch has style. The Rolls Royce Grill watch was an exact replica audemars piguet mens 26020stood091cr01 watches replica of the grills found on the sedans of the time, and even featured a tiny hood ornament (see?). The watch came in both white and yellow gold, and in both men's and women's versions. To accompany such a timepiece, Corum paired the watch with matching Rolls Royce grill cufflinks, for an additional charge, of course. Oh and us being us, we tracked a pair of those down here.This watch is not well known outside of true 70s watch aficionados, and retains a place as one of the kitschiest watches ever known to man. It is most certainly not for everybody, but it is absolutely something special. This 1970s Corum Rolls Royce Grill watch is available for $5,250 and more details can be found here.When a reader sent in the video below, a new ad for Acura, we watched with curiosity, then replica audemars piguet mens 26020stood091cr01 watches gasped in horror! We don't have much to say in response except this offends us to our very core. Just kidding, but we do encourage anyone who agrees with this ad every so slightly to take a look at this.We are oft confronted with people at cocktail parties that do not wear mechanical watches but rather use their mobile phone as a time-telling device.

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