TIME TEST: Famous Firsts
The first month of a new decade: what better time to mull over other promising (albeit not always successful) beginnings? Test your knowledge of a dozen watch-world firsts (the answers are at the end). 1. In 1957, Hamilton introduced the firstA. watch powered by electricityB. watch wound by a micro rotorC. single-button chronographD. watch with bi-directional winding2. In 1972, Hamilton introduced the firstA. quartz watchB. quartz watch with a frequency of 32,768 HzC. digital watchD. digital watch with a liquid crystal display3. Citizen launched the Crystron Solar Cell, the world's first light-powered analog watch, inA. 1970B. 1976C. 1984D. 19884. The first watch with no balance wheel was theA. Quartz Astron by SeikoB. Ventura by HamiltonC. Accutron by BulovaD. Constellation by Omega5. In 1934, Breitling patented the firstA. watch with a slide-rule bezelB. split-seconds chronographC. single-pusher chronographD. chronograph with two separate pushers6. The world's first TV commercial was

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