1957

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• With the Railmaster Omega strengthens the already existing connection to the railroad world. It is equipped with a special antimagnetic double caseback to protect the movement against the damaging effects of strong electric fields which often happen in this working area.

• Breitling brings the dive watch Superocean on the market, which is waterproof up to 200 meters.

• On January 3, Hamilton releases the Hamilton Electric, narrowly beating LIP/Elgin in releasing the world's first electric watch.

• Blancpain's Ladybird is introduced, the smallest watch movement on the market.

• Casio is founded on June 1.

• Deaths: Adrien Jaquerod of LSRH, Albert Etienne of Octo