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The Abingdon Co. began during a round table dinner conversation between a mix of women pilots and airplane mechanics. Pilot and company founder Chelsea Abingdon Welch listened as her colleagues repeatedly expressed their desires for a fully functional aviator's watch that was "fashionable, versatile
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and, most importantly, made for women". Abingdon first spent over 11 months designing two models—the Jackie and the Amelia—and then launched the company on November 3, 2007.
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The Marina is a fully automatic dive watch with a world timer, wet suit expander band as well as a silicone band, titanium band, and a diver's outer bezel.
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in 2007 by Chelsea Abingdon Welch. The company manufactures what it describes as the first aviation watch specifically designed for women.
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The Abingdon Co. also manufactures travel and dive watches, with various features:
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