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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR WORLD WATCH DAY
Bangkok Post
|May 09, 2025
Last month, Watches & Wonders Geneva 2025 saw the launch of World Watch Day, which will be celebrated each year on Oct 10.
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Since 2020, the horological and mechanical arts have been recognised as part of Unesco's cultural heritage but there hasn’t yet been a universal day dedicated to watchmaking.
The chosen date echoes the traditional display of 10.10 on dials — a symbol of balance, beauty and joy in timekeeping.
This story is from the May 09, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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