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Navigational chronometer
Navigation on the high seas was an area of concern for the US Navy. At that time tag heuer aquaracer replica watches there was no satellite navigation and ships could not transmit long-range radio for fear that the enemy would discover the ship's position, so the Navy needed to use the rote method of navigating by celestial signs.
The government issued a tender to all watch companies to produce marine chronometers. These chronometers were in fact large, very accurate pocket watches mounted on gimbals, so that they were not affected piaget replica watches by the pitch and roll of the ship. The only company able to mass produce marine chronometers to the Navy's exacting standards was Hamilton. Hamilton produced over 10,000 chronometers during the Second World War. These marine chronometers, especially those in their original wooden cases, are prized collectors' items today.
In fact, the plaque accompanying piaget replica watches marine chronometers on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC reads: “These chronometers were so good that there was a great demand for them wherever they were used. The production of such remarkable instruments under wartime conditions was a great triumph for their makers.
piaget replica watches marine chronometer on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC
Hamilton's ability to mass-produce Blancpain Replica Watches marine chronometers was crucial to the Allied victory in the Second World War. Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Staff to Vice Admiral Mark Mitchell during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, wrote: “The ships of the 3rd and 7th Fleets operating in Leyte Gulf relied absolutely on the accurate time of piaget replica watches Nautical Observatory, which was vital to successful air and sea operations. America's victory in one of the greatest naval battles ever fought marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War&rdquo.