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2. B
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1. The first Water-Proof Chronograph functioning at depth of 1000 meters was developed by?
A - Omega
B - Breitling
C - Panerai
D – Cartier
2. The world famous movement ‘El Primero’ is:
A - The first chronograph movement with rattrapante developed in the 1930’s
B - The first automatic chronograph of the history of watches
C - Le movement fitted on Rolex Explorer
D - The first chronograph movement developed by Breguet
3. An analogue watch is:
A - A watch that display the time assisted of big electronic numbers
B - A watch with classical hands
C - A watch which displays double hours, minutes and minutes using centred hands.
4. The first Tourbillon executed to fit in a wristwatch was a:
A - Lip
B - Breguet
C - Audemars-Piguet
D - Lange & Sohne
C – Girard-Perregauux
5. July 21, 1969 at 02 :56 GMT, Neil Amstrong, the first man that walked on the moon wore on his wrist:
A - Breitling Navitimer
B - Omega Speedmaster
C - Rolex GMT
D - Seiko
E – Nothing
6. Since its creation (1983) Swatch sold worldwide:
A - Over 250 millions of Watches
B - Over 480 millions of Watches
C - Over 750 millions of watches
D - Over one billion of watches
7. A skeleton watch, is a timepiece of which:
A - The dial is decorated of a skull
B - The number of parts is reduced to lower the cost
C - The movement parts are made using human parts
D - The movement is carved and engraved to make visible each wheel
8. In 1956, to film underwater the world of Silence, Commandant Cousteau and his team had on their wrists a water-resistant wristwatch, which was it:
A - Panerai Radiomir
B - Rolex Submariner
C - Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
D – Ulysse Nardin – Memmo
9. In 1990, Stockholm, whilst receiving his Nobel Price for Peace, Mikhail Gorbatchev let everyone admire his:
A - Rolex Presdident
B - Revue Thommen Cricket
C - Raketa Chrono
D - Cartier Pasha
10. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso was made to protect a wristwatch in sport action for:
Tenis players
Polo players
Racing drivers
Football players
11. Who is the European’s Sovereign, collector of fine timepieces who called Hublot, ‘Watch for Kings’
A – Constantin of Greece
B – Gustave of Sweden
C – Juan Carlos of Spain
D – Albert of Monaco
12. For his last appearance on the screen in 1926, Rudolph Valentino required against all cost to keep his:
A - Cartier Tank
B - Patek Philippe Pagode
C - Audemars Piguet in Platinum
D - Rolex Oyster
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