Víctor spends one year mourning his son, then goes to the accident site and retrieves the pocket watch from the wrecked car. Apparently nobody touched it for one full year.
During the 1950's, in the background of Víctor's office is seen an Olympia SG-3 typewriter, which was launched in the sixties.
The Santo Domingo map that Víctor uses in the fifties to orient the lottery ticket vendors shows post-1970 urban developments.
In the 1940s, when Víctor (child) is taught to dance, the radio plays Merengue in the "A lo Maco" percussion style, which was developed in the seventies.
In a scene when Víctor still in the army (pre-1950), a sky-blue 1957 Chevy is seen in the background.
When Víctor dances with Finetta, the Merengue band is out of sync with the music.