:
: I have just added to the Ford Split Lap Unit 77
: page of OnTheDash, and am copying the
: information here.

:
: The Ford Split Lap Unit 77 chronograph was
: designed by Ford Rallye Sport (RS) (Germany)
: and manufactured by Heuer, in 1977. Ford
: Motorsports wanted to produce a watch that
: would be the "ultimate" watch of
: the era -- in terms of both its functions
: and its design -- and Ford turned to Heuer
: to produce the watches. The two LCD modules
: were adapted from Heuer chronographs (the
: Senator and the Kentucky); the case was a
: unique design for Ford. Heuer referred to
: the project as "Project Henry" [a
: reference to Henry Ford].

: The Ford Split Lap Unit 77 watches were sold
: directly by Ford, at the price of 630 DM
: (equivalent to $270, on average for 1977).
: The Ford Split Lap Unit 77 chronographs were
: made in a limited series of 2,000 watches,
: and were thought of as the "Mark
: I" (first edition), of what would
: become a series of special watches, to be
: offered every two or three years. Alas, if
: the Split Lap Unit 77 was the "Mark
: I" of the series, a Mark II version was
: never produced. Still, these Split Lap Unit
: 77 chronographs are cherished by today's
: collectors, with those pieces that are still
: operational being especially prized.

: To see a copy of the Instruction Booklet for
: the Ford Split Lap Unit 77, click here .
: I expect to add more information, in the near
: future. The link below will take you to the
: Gallery of photographs.

: Jeff

Guys --

I got to see "Robo-Chrono" yesterday, and it is far cooler in person than the photos indicate.

Jeff, my congratulations on another coup in documentation . . . . and good luck on following up on the other lead.

Sorry our time was short -- we didn't get to talk about your Swiss trip at all, nor look at the newest publication, which is beside me to peruse a bit later.

Sam