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| At the same time, "[[tool watch]]es" were gaining prominence, especially [[chronograph]]s, which were used for timing athletic events and motor racing. [[Breitling]] and [[Heuer]] were especially successful in the chronograph market for aviation and motor sports, respectively, along with many other brands. [[Dubois Dépraz]] was an important supplier of chronograph modules to many makers. In Japan, [[Seiko]] was working on home-grown chronographs, highlighted by a prime role in the Tokyo Olympics. | At the same time, "[[tool watch]]es" were gaining prominence, especially [[chronograph]]s, which were used for timing athletic events and motor racing. [[Breitling]] and [[Heuer]] were especially successful in the chronograph market for aviation and motor sports, respectively, along with many other brands. [[Dubois Dépraz]] was an important supplier of chronograph modules to many makers. In Japan, [[Seiko]] was working on home-grown chronographs, highlighted by a prime role in the Tokyo Olympics. |
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| Although many companies were involved in the chronograph movement, all were [[hand wound]]. It would prove very difficult to create a compact and thin automatic chronograph movement, and no company had achieved this even as automatic watches became dominant in the 1960's. Dubois Dépraz had already begun investigating a combination of an ultra-thin Buren movement with their chronograph modules, so when they were approached by Heuer they were ready to proceed. At the same time, [[Zenith]] had begun working on an automatic chronograph to be launched for their centennial celebration in 1965. And Seiko had also quietly begun working on an automatic version of their chronograph in the second half of the decade. | Although many companies were involved in the [[chronograph movement]], all were [[hand wound]]. It would prove very difficult to create a compact and thin automatic chronograph movement, and no company had achieved this even as automatic watches became dominant in the 1960's. Dubois Dépraz had already begun investigating a combination of an ultra-thin Buren movement with their chronograph modules, so when they were approached by Heuer they were ready to proceed. At the same time, [[Zenith]] had begun working on an automatic chronograph to be launched for their centennial celebration in 1965. And Seiko had also quietly begun working on an automatic version of their chronograph in the second half of the decade. |
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| ===== Project 99 ===== | ===== Project 99 ===== |
