In 2009 , Usain Bolt “ shattered ” Tyson Gay ’s earth record in the 100 - meter elan by a whopping .11 mo . How do we acknowledge that ? Because an ultra - precise , automated timekeeping machine told us so . It did n’t used to be that path .
Olympian officials wisely resign mastery over the clock long ago , but once upon a fourth dimension a guy rope hold a stop watch in his hand and started and stopped it to the best of his power . Omega has been the official timekeeper for the Olympics since 1932 , andthe Olympic Pocket Watch 1932above is a replica of the watch used that year . It observe the even meter of daytime , and has a build - in stopwatch operated by the start and stop drug peddler on top .
The gorgeous pocket chronograph looks nothing like the big digital read-out we see in London , but do n’t let its old dash arse around you . The movement is very precise . It ’s just that humans suck at using it . [ OmegaviaChristiesviaBusiness Insider ]
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