Fifty years ago, the world’s first quartz wristwatch saw the light in the laboratories of the Centre Electronique Horloger (CEH). As heir to the avant-garde genius of the Swiss pioneers at its origin, CSEM is paying tribute to those who developed the technology which has made a life-long change to watchmaking. Following this innovation, their work was to enable Switzerland to acquire leading-edge know-how in miniaturized electronics – a first step in the digital revolution.
“Beta 1” and “Beta 2” were the code names of the first quartz-based electronic wristwatches, presented discreetly in 1967 at the annual precision competition of
“Beta 1” and “Beta 2” were the code names of the first quartz-based electronic wristwatches, presented discreetly in 1967 at the annual precision competition of
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