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Making its mark as the timepiece of choice when performance was crucial, Wittnauer rapidly became a favorite of navigators, astronomers, geographers and explorers, accompanying polar aviator Commander Richard E. Byrd to both the Arctic and Antarctica. By the early years of the 20th century, Wittnauer chronometers, prized for extreme accuracy, had become essential equipment at observatories and military installations throughout the country. And, in 1918, the Wittnauer All-Proof debuted as the world?s first waterproof, shock-proof and anti-magnetic watch, testing its mettle through the years by being dropped from airplanes, thrown from the Empire State Building and subjected to the rigors of both the Amazon and the Himalayas. (more…)