JENNY

JENNY (pronounced YEN-ny) watches fairly unknown except to collectors of vintage dive watches. Even lesser known is that JENNY also made some nifty looking time-only watches. Have a look at some JENNY watches from circa 1960. That last one, in particular, is a real looker.






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