Without the watch industry, sporting events would be a lot less exciting, and winners would be difficult to determine. Precision measurement in sports history evolved from hourglasses in the 14th century to chronographs developed in the early 19th century.
Paris in the 19th century was considered the Silicon Valley of horology, as it was the advanced center for developing timing devices. Louis Moinet invented the chronograph in 1816, revolutionizing precision measurement by indicating hours, minutes, seconds, and thirds of a second.
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