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  2. Quartz crisis - Wikipedia

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    Quartz movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969. The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (America, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world.

  3. Rolex Oysterquartz - Wikipedia

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    It faced the Asian markets seeking to keep alive interest in Swiss watchmaking, an industry that seemed dominated by the Japanese quartz watch. The Datejust Oysterquartz dates back to 1976. [ 2 ] The design differs greatly from the classic Rolex line and carved characteristics of the period: a completely angular case, an integrated band with a ...

  4. Doxa S.A. - Wikipedia

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    The watch can be used to calculate decompression times, and other information useful to divers. It was originally rated to a depth of 300 meters, later increased to 750 meters. In 1968 DOXA became part of Synchron S.A. Soon after the introduction of the Sub300t, the Swiss watch industry was devastated by the introduction of quartz watches.

  5. Omega Electroquartz - Wikipedia

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    The first production watches were introduced to the market in 1970 very shortly after the world's first commercial quartz wristwatch, the Seiko-Quartz Astron 35SQ in December 1969. The beta 21 is noteworthy and significantly important to the history of watch making as well as the Astron as it marked the first quartz watch produced on an ...

  6. Omega Chrono-Quartz - Wikipedia

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    Omega calibre 1611 Chrono-Quartz case back with olympic logo. The Omega Chrono-Quartz is rare amongst modern wristwatches as the calibre 1611 was had a module exclusive to itself; only 15,000 units were made. [5] The production version of the watch was introduced at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and at the same time Omega sponsored the event.

  7. Timex Group USA - Wikipedia

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    In 1994, Timex acquired the Nautica Watches license and introduced Timex Data Link. The Data Link PDA-type watch could receive contact and scheduling information from a sequence in a computer monitor's light using software developed with Microsoft. [34] They introduced the Timex Expedition brand in 1997, designed for rugged outdoor sports.

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