Omega at the Olympics

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If you make a false start, you'll soon be found out zVg

The starting gun and equipment of days gone by...

...and the highly sophisticated version used today

A revolving scoreboard shows everyone in the stadium how the athletes are performing swissinfo.ch

These chronometers were highly thought of at the time

Out in the cold at a winter Olympics event

The timing of the past was also a serious business

This Scan-O-Vision camera can record 2,000 images per second...

...so you can tell exactly who came in when

This scoreboard not only measures time but also displays performance

A GPS system tracks the position of the rowers five times a second

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It's all a matter of timing.

There is no doubt that timing is a key part of the excitement. Without the ability to measure times and to separate the winner from the runners-up, competition as we know it would be impossible. (All photos courtesy of Omega)