The Watch Industry's Role in Your Speeding Ticket
Briefly

The chronograph, invented by Louis Moinet in 1816, was crucial for measuring speed, initially for horses and later for automobiles, impacting speed regulation.
With the advent of speed limit laws for trains in 1861 and for steam-powered tractors, the watch industry helped shape transportation safety standards.
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