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Introduced about 1972, using calibre 550. Available in stainless steel or gold plated. Advertised in 1973 as the “Ricoh quartz crystal wrist computer, guaranteed accurate to 5 seconds a month ... miniature miracle ... guaranteed for two years” for $295 (the mechanical watches carried a ten year guarantee)

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