Portal:Anniversaries/January 10

1747 — Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet is born in Neuchatel. He is credited for many innovations, including improving automatic winding, free-sprung escapement, shock protection, and the so-called Breguet hairspring. His son founded the eponymous Breguet company.

1969 — Zenith introduces the El Primero, the first high-beat automatic chronograph.

2012 — Fossil Group acquires Skagen