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Originally Posted by Aberdein
Grand Seiko competed with Swiss brands in the 1960s and blew them out of the water. After Omega could only beat GS mechanicals with a quartz movement, the Chronometer competitions were shut down. There's an interesting video on those events, titled "Seiko at Astronomical Observatory Chronometer competitions - or - How the Swiss lost their honor." Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayUT5WfkHrA&t=14s |
...and there is your history lesson for the day.