{"product_id":"gallet-multichron-12-jim-clark-as01074","title":"Gallet Multichron 12 \"Jim Clark\"","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gallets have been making watches in Switzerland since 1466, when Humbertus Gallet became a citizen of Geneva. Nearly four hundred years later, in 1826, Julien Gallet registered the name Gallet et Cie for his watchmaking company and relocated to La Chaux-du-Fonds, the valley nestled in the Jura mountains that has spawned such horological icons as Breitling, Girard-Perregaux, Movado, Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Heuer. With new connections in La Chaux-du-Fonds Julien Gallet was able to extend the reputation and distribution of his pocket watches throughout Europe. The purchase of Grumbach \u0026amp; Co. in 1855, by Julien's son Léon, allowed Gallet to increase production and attract the best watchmakers of the day, whom Gallet allowed to register patents in their own names. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1864, Léon's brother Lucien, together with their cousin, Jules Racine, scion of another Swiss watchmaking dynasty, expanded the brand into the American market. Offices were opened in Chicago and, later, New York. Initially, Gallet watches distributed in the United States were sold under the Racine name. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo counter the encroaching advances of the American watch industry on the Swiss-made timepiece market, Léon, along with Ernest Francillion of Longines and Constant Girard-Gallet (a cousin) of Girard-Perregaux, formed a strategic partnership in 1876. The \u003cspan\u003eSociete Intercantonale des Industries du Jura (Intercantonal Society for Industries of the Jura Region), solidified the dominance of Swiss watches in Europe. \u003c\/span\u003eBy the time Léon died in 1899, Gallet et Cie was producing nearly 100,000 watches a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe manufacture has long been on the forefront of horological innovation. They’ve achieved an impressive number of impressive wristwatch “firsts,\" including the first waterproof chronograph wristwatch, the first wristwatch with a 28,800 BPH escapement, the first wristwatch with rotating outer bezel and the first chronograph wristwatch with a 24-hour GMT complication. Considering how often we see these features in watches from nearly every significant brand today, one cannot overstate Gallet’s contributions to the watch industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the many watches produced by Gallet in the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, the MultiChron chronographs are some of the most significant and collectible today. Although they are refined and stylish, they were initially intended as tool watches for military and industrial professionals, with many featuring decimal, pulsometer and telemeter tracks on the dials. The MultiChron 12H, so named for its third register and capability of recording up to twelve hours, found use in aviation, motorsports, and military applications, as the easily readable dial, black Arabic numerals and colored outer scales, allow for quick and precise reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe look of the entire watch, from its sharp steel lines and beveled edges to its barrel pushers and uncluttered dial, is simply \u003cem\u003ebreathtaking\u003c\/em\u003e. The black dial is the most desirable of the series, made famous by Formula 1 legend \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.galletworld.com\/gallet_watch_jim_clark.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jim Clark and the Gallet Multichron 12\"\u003eJim Clark\u003c\/a\u003e. Internally, the MultiChron 12Hs were fitted with either Valjoux 72 or Excelsior Park 40 manufacture movements, both venerable chronograph calibers. This particular example is fitted with the rarer EP40 movement and is in absolutely excellent overall condition, a stylish high-quality watch from one of the lesser known - but most important - brands in the Swiss watch industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19760558529,"sku":null,"price":3850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Gallet_Multichron_Jim_Clark_AS01074_1.jpg?v=1465926432","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/gallet-multichron-12-jim-clark-as01074","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}