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Quartz wristwatch · Place not recorded

CITIZEN radio-controlled wristwatch

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The first radio-controlled wristwatch was the Junghans Mega 1 (VII-127); this model is the world’s first multi-band radio-controlled wristwatch.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH VII-524
Object type
Quartz wristwatch
Dating
1993

Historical significance

  • The first radio-controlled wristwatch was the Junghans Mega 1 (VII-127); this model is the world’s first multi-band radio-controlled wristwatch.

Photographs

CITIZEN radio-controlled wristwatch (MIH VII-524)
CITIZEN radio-controlled wristwatch (MIH VII-524) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
CITIZEN radio-controlled wristwatch (MIH VII-524)
CITIZEN radio-controlled wristwatch (MIH VII-524) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. VII-524: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/90265/

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