Portal:Anniversaries/October 26

1934 — Master watchmaker Kurt Klaus is born near Schaffhausen. In the 1980s and 1990s, his complications would lead to the resurgence of IWC and the entire Swiss watch industry.

2001 — George Daniels wins the Prix Gaïa "Artisan-Creation" award.

2012 — Breguet wins the Montre de l'Année award for the Héritage Phases de Lune Rétrograde 8860.

2015 — Antoine Preziuso's Tourbillon of Tourbillons wins both the Innovation Watch Prize and Public Prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève

2017 — Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona fetches US$ 17.75 million at auction, making it the second most expensive watch ever sold.