The Benz Patent-Motorwagen (“patent motorcar”), first built in 1885, is widely regarded as the world’s first automobile. It was a vehicle designed to be propelled by an internal combustion engine. Shown is Inventor Carl Benz at the tiller of his revolutionary 1893 ‘Motorwagen’.

At the 1894 Paris-Rouen Le Petit Journal Competition for Horseless Carriages, considered the first official road race, hand-held Gallet timers recorded the event. Shown is a street scene as race participants made their way through busy Paris streets.

Gallet was the world’s first watchmaker to production build the wristwatch. This groundbreaking 1903 innovation totally changed the way that people used their timepieces and was initially offered by the Gorham company as shown in this page from the ‘Army and Navy Register’. Originally named the “watch bracelet”, the Gorham ad was the first time that Gallet’s revolutionary timekeeping advancement was referred to as the “Wrist Watch”.

Gallet was the official timekeeper at The William K. Vanderbilt Cup Race of 1904, which was the first international road race to be held in the U. S. on Long Island,New York.

In 1911, in the city of La Chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland, Gallet controlled the largest timepiece factory in the Swiss Watch Valley.

In 1914, Gallet created the world’s first wrist-worn chronograph at the request of the British Royal Air Force. This convenient innovation freed up both hands of a soldier and naturally found its place at the races.

Shown is an early solid gold, split-rattrapante pocket chronograph, made by Gallet in the 1920’s. This upscale instrument was built to time two race cars, events, or consecutive laps simultaneously, as well as the time of day with extreme accuracy.

Shown is the Gallet Champion MutiChron model 30M owned by Maude Yagle, the world’s first and only female car owner to win the Indianapolis 500. The Yagle owned Miller Simplex Piston Ring Special became the 1929 race winning car driven by Ray Keech.

Rodger Ward (10 January 1921 – 5 July, 2004) was an American race car driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. He also was the 1959 and 1962 USAC National Champion. A member of the Leader Card Flying W’s trio, he had 26 victories in his 150 starts between 1950 and 1964, and finished in the top ten in more than half of his starts. Ward chose to wear a Gallet chronograph during his race activities which lead to Gallet becoming the official timing partner for the renowned Leader Card racing team.

Shown is a 1960’s Gallet-Autolite Dual-Timer, a collaboration of Gallet and Autolite. The first choice of officials, drivers, and pit crews, it is an iconic object from mid-20th century auto racing.

Rufus Parnell “Parnelli” Jones (born 12 August 1933) is a veteran American racing driver and race car owner. He is most remembered for his accomplishments at the Indianapolis 500, being the first driver to qualify over 150 mph in 1962, winning in 1963 and owning the winning car in 1970-71. Pictured here (left) with Jackie Stewart, Jones holds his Gallet Autolite Dual-Timer, which he was known to carry at all times, on and off the track.

Anthony Joseph “A. J.” Foyt, Jr. (born 16 January 1935) is a veteran American driver who holds the U. S. Auto Club wins record with 159 victories. His impressive career includes wins at the Indianapolis 500 (4 times), the Daytona 500, The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the International Race of Champions all-star racing series in 1976 and 1977. Pictured here (right) at a race in 1964 with “Parnelli” Jones, both men are holding their Gallet Dual-Timers. On Foyt’s wrist is a Gallet MultiChron model 12, a white dial (face) version of the watch worn by Jim Clark.

Gallet Leader Card Chronographs were provided to members of the famous racing team and given out as awards of achievement for decades. Pictured is a 1970’s example owned by Rodger Ward. The Flying W’s Leader Card was the original name of a racing team owned by 4 generations of the Wilkes family from Milwaukee,Wisconsin, who owned the sponsoring Leader Paper
Products Company, (formerly known as Leader Card Works). The 3 W’s are an abbreviation for driver Rodger Ward, owner Robert Wilke, and mechanic A.J. Watson. Founded just before WWII, the team continues to the present day
with an impressive list of wins including three times at the Indy 500, 6 USAC Indy Car National Championships, and 2 USAC Silver Crown Championships.

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born 5 February 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author, national television broadcaster, and former racing driver. Waltrip is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion (1981, 1982, & 1985)
and a three-time NASCAR Cup Series runner-up (1979, 1983, & 1986). Posting a modern NASCAR series record of 22 to five finishes in 1983 and 21 top five finishes both in 1981 and 1986, Waltrip won 84 NASCAR Cup Series races,including the 1989 Daytona 500, a record five in the Coca-
Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) (1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, & 1989), and a track and Series record for any driver at Bristol Motor Speedway with 12 wins (seven consecutive from 1981 to 1984). Shown is a Gallet Dual Dashboard stopwatch that Waltrip used as his Dual-Timer.

During the greater part of the 20th century, Gallet’s precise timing devices were the preferred choice of tace officinals,drivers, and fans alike, and often accompanied trophies and wreaths as additional awards for the winners. Shown is a Gallet MultiChron model 45M, a collaboration with fellow race sponsor, Champion Spark Plugs.

Jim Clark (4 March,1936 ‐ 7 April 1968) was a Scottish driver who won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver in the history of motor‐racing. His record includes Formula 1 wins in 1963 and 65 and runner up in 1962 and 1964, Indianapolis 500 winner in 1965 and runner up in 1963 and 1966, third place overall, 196024 Hours of Lemans, Tasman Series Cup winner 1965, 1967 and 1968. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990.Shown is the Gallet Multichron model 12 chronograph that Jim Clark wore to the track when he famously won the 1963 and 1965 Formula 1, and 1965 Indianapolis 500

Shown are Kim Clark, Colin Chapman, John Carlini and crew at the Indy 500.Notice the Gallet Dual-Timer in the hand of the Lotus mechanic at the right.

As the world’s leader in professional timekeeping, Gallet introduced theMultiChron model 12, a wrist chronograph capable of recording events lasting up to a full 12 hours in duration. Equipped with a tachometry scale for calculating the relative speed of an automobile, the model 12 quickly became a favorite of drivers, pit crews, and track officials, beginning in the 1940’s.