1955

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• René Bannwart and Simone Ries found the watch company Corum in La Chaux-de-Fonds and specialize in the production of extravagant wristwatches.

• IWC introduces the Ingenieur model.

• The company Seiko brings its first automatic wristwatch on the market.

• Factory No. 1 is established in Shanghai, China.

• Universal Geneve introduces the Polarouter at the Basel Fair.

• FHF begins mass production of low-cost "Standard Calibres".

• Deaths: René Ditesheim of Movado, P.-F. Cuanillon of Kulm, Emile Bleuer of UBAH, Herbert Schwarz of Schwarz-Etienne, Fritz Pauli of Ed. Kummer, Fritz W. Koch of Koch & Cie, Paul Adnet of Omega's Ultimo in Brussels, Henri Juillard of Cortébert Watch, Adrien Brandt of Omega