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Total contracts amounting to about $3.5 million have been awarded to the Bulova Watch Co. by the Sandia Corp. for the production of several types of miniature electromechanical timers for various weapon systems. The timer is the size of a cigarette package, weighs less than 8 ounces, and has beat rate of 60 beats per second, compared to the rate of 5 beats per second of the conventional wrist watch.