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Flown IWC Watches Head To Auction

The recently completed Inspiration4 mission sent four civilians into space for the first time ever, and drew considerable attention from a newly space obsessed public, largely thanks to the splashy rollout of the Netflix series chronicling the prep for their flight. If you were paying particularly close attention to the Netflix series or coverage of Inspiration4, you may have noticed that each member of the crew wore a unique ceramic cased IWC on board their ship. Now, for charity, each watch is being auctioned off to benefit the St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital. It?s a cool watch, a cool story, and a great cause. Much more information, including a link to register for the auction, can be found right here. 
Gird Up, It?s Daylight Savings Time Again

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In much of the United States, the weather is getting colder and the days...