Portal:Anniversaries/July 7

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1673 — British watchmaker George Graham is born. He is considered to be one of the greatest watchmakers of all time, creating the Graham escapement and cylinder escapement.
1933 — The Fabrique d'Horlogerie Rayville S.A. is registered, reorganizing the historic Villeret firm of Blancpain after seven generations of family leadership.
1990 — The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie is launched at a press conference in Geneva.
2007 — 98 watches stolen from the Girard-Perregaux museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds are discovered under a tree just over the border in France two days after the heist.
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