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* When only 21 years old, the skilled watchmaker [[Wempe, Gerhard D.|Gerhard Diederich Wilhelm Wempe]] dares the move to independence on 5 May 1878 by starting a small business in Elsfleth, a small town near the North Sea at the Lower Weser, with a capital of 80 marks. Later on from this emerges the well-known department store chain for luxury watches [[Wempe]]. | * When only 21 years old, the skilled watchmaker [[Wempe, Gerhard D.|Gerhard Diederich Wilhelm Wempe]] dares the move to independence on 5 May 1878 by starting a small business in Elsfleth, a small town near the North Sea at the Lower Weser, with a capital of 80 marks. Later on from this emerges the well-known department store chain for luxury watches [[Wempe]]. | ||
* German watchmaker Hipp, working in Neuchatel, builds his clock with electric escapement. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 29 December 2023
- When only 21 years old, the skilled watchmaker Gerhard Diederich Wilhelm Wempe dares the move to independence on 5 May 1878 by starting a small business in Elsfleth, a small town near the North Sea at the Lower Weser, with a capital of 80 marks. Later on from this emerges the well-known department store chain for luxury watches Wempe.
- German watchmaker Hipp, working in Neuchatel, builds his clock with electric escapement.