▁of ▁a ▁moment ous ▁watch making ▁achiev ement , ▁Gir ard - Per reg aux ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁Cert ificate ▁from ▁the ▁Ne uch atel ▁Observ atory ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁any ▁manufact urer ▁has ▁ever ▁been ▁awarded ▁such . ▁ ▁The ▁observ atory ▁compet itions ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁quart z ▁watch ▁movement , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Watch ▁Museum ▁of ▁Le ▁Loc le ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁chron ometry ▁contest ▁based ▁on ▁ISO ▁ 3 1 5 9 ▁cert ification . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Observ atory ▁Chron ometer ▁Database ▁( O CD ) ▁ ▁went ▁online , ▁which ▁contains ▁all ▁mechanical ▁time pie ces ▁(" chron omet res - m ec ani ques ") ▁cert ified ▁as ▁observ atory ▁chron om eters ▁by ▁the ▁observ atory ▁in ▁Ne uch atel ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁a ▁" B ul letin ▁de ▁Mar che ". ▁All ▁database ▁entries ▁are ▁subm issions ▁to ▁the ▁w rist watch ▁category ▁(" chron omet res - brace let ") ▁at ▁the ▁observ atory ▁competition . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁watch ▁manufact ures ▁ ▁Chron ometer ▁watch ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁