TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY HUI MIN NEO (FILES) File picture of a passenger passing a sign advertising Omega, one of the Beijing Olympics major sponsors in a subway station in Beijing on 27 March, 2008. At the Olympics, with a fraction of a second separating the gold from the silver, official timekeeper Swiss watchmaker Omega is constantly updating its technology to ensure the most accurate results possible -- now down to 1/3000th of a second. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/FILES (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)
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