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In Response To: First European Chronometer Competition in 30 years ()

interesting topic, Sam.

here is a report, with photos of the watches in the competition --

http://horomundi.com/forums/main/read.php?2,10188,10188#msg-10188

interesting to see a Swatch in the line-up (or are my eyes playing tricks on me)?

Jeff

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: Was completed and the results announced on 3 December 2009. Only
: open to European competitors.

: 16 watches were entered and only the winner in two categories
: (brand and independent) were announced

: Manufacturer Watches

: Chopard Tourbillon 15/1906
: L. U. Chopard Tourbillon 1869
: Doxa 2892
: F. P. Journe 1304 Souverain
: Zenith 4015 [2 watches]
: Tissot 2824
: Greubel Forsey Tourbillon GF03
: Urban Jurgensen P8 Automatic
: Swatch 2824
: Audemars Piguet 30mm Hautuer 5.51mm
: JLC Tourbillon 978 -- WINNER

: First place was won by the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Tourbillon Cal.
: 978 with 909 points (from a maximum possible score of 1000
: points).

: JLC Reverso GyroTourbillon 174 -- Second Place

: Second place went to the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gyrotourbillon
: Calibre 174 with a score of 908 points.

: Independent Watches

: Oliver Randin CLARO 11 1/2'" -- WINNER

: The first place in the catagory "Independents" was taken
: by René Addor with his Caliber Papillon which received 795
: points.

: Rene Addor 11 jours 37.2mm
: Voutilainen 27

: Here is the French language website

: http://www.chronometrie2009.ch/

: Interestingly, none of the results were released, only the winners.
: Placement in the competition was not released.

: However, the manufacturers could release their own results. JLC
: disclosed they placed first and second, unsurprisingly (that it
: was released)

: Surprisingly little press about the competition in the watch
: magazines . . . .

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