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1747 — Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet is born in Neuchatel. He is credited for many innovations, including improving automatic winding, free-sprung escapement, shock protection, and the so-called Breguet hairspring. His son founded the eponymous Breguet company.
1969Zenith introduces the El Primero, the first high-beat automatic chronograph.
2012Fossil Group acquires Skagen