1988

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• Jean d'Eve and Seiko introduce automatic quartz watches, the Samara and AGS, respectively.

• With the newly launched Santos de Cartier Cartier brings out the first watch in which gold and steel are connected to a design unit.

• The South African billionaire Anton Rupert founds the Compagnie Financière Richemont SA.

• Luigi Macaluso, owner of Girard-Perregaux, acquires the Daniel JeanRichard brand.

• Cartier acquires 60% of Piaget.