Portal:Anniversaries/August 11

1914 — Swiss watchmaker Léon Breitling dies. He founded Breitling.

1970 — Bulova announces the creation of the first miniaturized Accutron movement for ladies.

2008 — Richemont acquires a controlling interest in Swiss watch brand Roger Dubuis, after acquiring the company's manufacturing assets a year earlier.

2016 — Glycine is sold to American Invicta Watch Group by marketing and logistics firm DKSH.