During the late 1950's to the 1970's, the great majority of both the MultiChron 12H (12 hour recording) and the MultiChron 45M (45 minute recording) were sold through our primary distributor in America, Jules Racine & Company. The watches were shipped from our Swiss factory disassembled to qualify for the lower import duties for watch parts versus finished watches. These shipments would consist of separate parcels, some containing cases, others containing movements, and finally dials and hands. The watches would then be assembled accordingly, based on the particular preference or requirements of the wholesale or retail client. Regarding the hands, 3 styles were shipped from Gallet Switzerland to Jules Racine in the US:

Luminous Baton - sports, racing, military and general applications. This was the most common version.

Luminous Broad Arrow - triangular broad arrow tipped minute hand for private, commercial, and military aviation purposes. This hand style offered greater visibility in the lower light cockpit environment.

Luminous Dauphine or Pointex - laboratory, medical, scientific, geological, and time study. This style was consistent with the hands found on compasses or technical instrumentation and is more rare than the previous two types.

I hope this information is helpful. If it is convenient, can you supply additional details and images of your watch as this information would be a nice addition to our Gallet Company archives.

With our best regards,

The Gallet Watch Company
Tel: 855-5-GALLET (855-542-5538)
Fax: 888-678-0669
http://www.GalletWatch.com
http://www.GalletWorld.com

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you so much for the detailed and timely response. Are there any type of records to estimate the numbers of each that were produced (ie: how many with Broad Arrow hands vs the # of Dauphine hands, etc.)? Attached is a picture of my watch.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Aaron,

Nice MultiChron 12H in excellent condition! This version is nicknamed the "Scientific" similar to the way that the baton hands version acquired the "Jim Clark" moniker.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide information on the end consumer or how many were assembled with different hands as these records were unfortunately lost when we closed the New York Jules Racine distributorship in 1983.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------