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Competition
Test your specialist knowledge and take part in our competition. With a little luck, you could win a watch by Hublot, IWC or Jaquet Droz.
The names of the three winners will be drawn at the end of January 2009 from all the correct entries received. The winners can select, in the order of their names being drawn, the watch of their choice from the three timepieces offered as prizes. All of the watches have each a value of between CHF 8,200.-- and CHF 8,888.--, and are therefore all top prizes.
So, send in your entry now! Perhaps your efforts will soon be rewarded.
1. | For how long is a watch tested before it is granted a COCS (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres) chronometer certificate? | ||
10 days (D) | 15 days (G) | 20 days (L) | |
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2. | Who said: “Time is what clocks measure”? | ||
Albert Einstein (U) | Isaac Newton (C) | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (K) | |
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3. | How long does the earth take to rotate around its axis (a “mean sidereal day”)? | ||
24 hours (B) | Just under 24 hours (T) | Just over 24 hours (W) | |
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4. | What is the source of power of a quartz watch? | ||
Electricity (G) | Sunlight (U) | Movement (I) | |
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5. | What is a chronograph? | ||
An extremely precise, officially tested wristwatch (A) | A watch that records short intervals of time (E) | A watch used to measure speed (K) | |
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6. | Which famous watch lover lost her head (although not at the sight of a beautiful timepiece)? | ||
George Sand (P) | Marie Antoinette (N) | Alice Schwarzer (M) | |
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7. | Which famous artist depicted melting watches in his paintings? | ||
Rembrandt (O) | Hundertwasser (P) | Dali (U) | |
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8. | Why are hourglasses often depicted in ancient pictures? | ||
During the Renaissance, there were no pendulum clocks. In rooms, time was solely measured by means of an hourglass (E) | The hourglass symbolised the transitoriness of life, in the same way as ancient foods or a skull and crossbones (T) | During the English Baroque period, the hourglass measured the permitted length of the final address by counsel to the court. As soon as this time was up, the lawyers had to stop talking and the judge pronounced his verdict. This gave rise to the saying: “The sands of time have run out”. (U) | |
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9. | What form of time measurement existed more than 3,000 years ago? | ||
Clepsydra (water clock) (Z) | Sandglass (T) | Cannon fire (V) | |
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10. | When did wristwatches first become fashionable? | ||
During the First World War (T) | Around 1930 (S) | Around 1760 (B) | |
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11. | What is metronome? | ||
A musical instrument with a built-in movement (B) | A device invented by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel to quickly tune a violine (D) | A device that indicates the steady tempo of a piece of music (E) | |
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12. | What is a gnomon? | ||
The part of a sundial that casts a shadow (Z) | A Swiss banker (E) | A Greek god (H) | |
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13. | Where is the DCF77 transmitter (official time signal) for Europe located? | ||
Mainflingen (E) | Berlin (R) | Neuchâtel (K) | |
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14. | Who were Caerus and Chronos? | ||
Caerus: the god of the opportune moment; Chronos: the goddess of time (O) | Caerus: the god of the opportune moment; Chronos: the father of Zeus (I) | Caerus: a handsome youth; Chronos: a very old woman (D) | |
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15. | Why are watches often depicted with their hands set at ten past ten? | ||
Because the clock looks as if it is laughing (T) | Because the watchmakers in the Vallée du Joux used to stop work at this time for a short prayer (P) | Because then the monastery bell used to ring out for the last time, blessing the watchmakers (C) | |
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Please only enter the competition once; only your first entry will take part in the drawing. The winners will be informed in writing. No correspondence will be entered into. The judges’ decision is final. The prizes cannot be paid in cash.
