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* [[Wilsdorf, Hans|Hans Wilsdorf]], the later founder of [[Rolex]], is born on 22 March 1881 in Kulmbach (Franconia, Germany). | * [[Wilsdorf, Hans|Hans Wilsdorf]], the later founder of [[Rolex]], is born on 22 March 1881 in Kulmbach (Franconia, Germany). | ||
* The Howard Watch Co. in Roxbury, Massachusetts is founded | |||
* The Independent Watch Co. in Fredonia, New York is founded | |||
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- After Jules-Louis Audemars and his friend Edward-Auguste Piguet had built watches in their homes, as it was usual with many watch studios, they found the company Audemars Piguet & Cie., Manufacture d'Horlogerie together.
- Hans Wilsdorf, the later founder of Rolex, is born on 22 March 1881 in Kulmbach (Franconia, Germany).
- The Howard Watch Co. in Roxbury, Massachusetts is founded
- The Independent Watch Co. in Fredonia, New York is founded