The Ultimate Swiss Watches Quiz
The Ultimate Swiss Watches Quiz
Time is everything in Switzerland. And one has to live here to know how much the Swiss value this aspect of life. But their behavior is less surprising when you consider that Switzerland is home to the craft of watch making.
Time is everything in Switzerland. And one has to live here to know how much the Swiss value this aspect of life. But their behavior is less surprising when you consider that Switzerland is home to the craft of watch making.
Playing with innovative materials is their specialty. It isn't a surprise that this company is credited with the first marketed scratch proof watch. And not to forget the Vickers 10K watch, consisting of diamonds and rated the world's hardest watch! Which pioneering company is this?
In 2014, this Lucerne based watch manufacturer entered in a partnership with the Swiss football team ahead of the World Cup. They presented a Patravi Scuba Tec SFV Special edition to every member of the team. Who?
German naval officers were among the first to try out wrist watches for men. In 1880, an order of 2000 watches was placed by German Kaiser Wilhelm I, which is recorded to be the first mass production and sale of wristwatches in the world. Which Swiss watch manufacturer is credited with this achievement?
The first Swiss wrist watch was seen more as a decorative item and was made for Countess Koscowicz of Hungary. Men deemed it feminine and it took several years for them to be convinced of the practical aspects of wearing a wrist watch. Who designed Switzerland's first wrist watch?
Apart from being the time providers at the first modern Olympics in 1896, the company's winged hourglass logo is considered to be one of the oldest registered watchmaker's trademarks. Who?
In which city is the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry located?
This company was founded in England in 1908. After the culmination of World War I, the operations were moved to Switzerland. It didn't take time to make a name for themselves as they introduced the world's first waterproof watch in 1927. Which company?
This luxury watch company was founded in 1868 by an American watchmaker, Florentine Ariosto Jones. The brand is one of the very few which has a factory in Eastern Switzerland, and it also bears the canton name where its headquarters is located. What's the name?
In 1961, this watch company was approached by Scott Carpenter, one of the astronauts with the Mercury space program. The idea? To incorporate a 24 hour dial instead of a 12 hour dial due to lack of day and night during space travel. Cosmonaute Navitmer was the resulting watch. Which company?
Rivals became partners for Project 99, a secret project to produce the world's first automatic chronograph in the 1960's. Breitling, Hamilton, Dubois-Depraz and who else formed a group which successfully released the automatic chronograph in 1969?