It was all new - and much tougher, so how did you find the quiz last week? Here are the answers...
1. Astronaut Scott Carpenter wore this brand aboard the Aurora 7 space capsule - perhaps not the brand you first think. --Breitling Cosmonaute Navitimer
2. Which sport was the TAG Carrera named after? - Car racing - the Carrera Panamericana Road Race to be exact. A car race banned for its extreme danger.
3. Which brand famously has an in-house foundry to make their own gold? --Rolex, of course!
4. Which brand in 2009 produced a watch- worth a million dollars, that was covered in 501 baguette-cut black diamonds, called the Black Caviar….? --Hublot. and they produce a much less expensive version now too, mimicking the style of their showpiece, called the Caviar Black.
5. Back in 1903, this brand was called Louis Brandt & Frere. The company is now named after their most successful watch movement - so who is it? -- Omega.
6. Which brand invented the worlds smallest calibre? --Jaeger - Lecoultre
7. Techniques d’Avant Garde is otherwise known as..? --TAG, as in TAG Heuer.
8. King Charles II had to hide somewhere to escape the Roundheads following the battle of Worcester in 1651. Where he hid became the name for an immensely popular watch from designer Gerald Genta. Which watch is it?-- AP's Royal Oak.
9. One of the most recognised Swiss Watch manufacturers was actually started by an American engineer. Whats the name of this company? --IWC - international Watch Company
10. Which incredibly popular Swiss watchmaker was founded as recently as 1980 by an Italian? -- Hublot.
Watch out {excuse the pun...} for part three of our Watch Quiz next month!
