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1934 — Master watchmaker Kurt Klaus is born near Schaffhausen. In the 1980s and 1990s, his complications would lead to the resurgence of IWC and the entire Swiss watch industry.
2001George Daniels wins the Prix Gaïa "Artisan-Creation" award.
2012Breguet wins the Montre de l'Année award for the Héritage Phases de Lune Rétrograde 8860.
2015Antoine Preziuso's Tourbillon of Tourbillons wins both the Innovation Watch Prize and Public Prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève
2017 — Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona fetches US$ 17.75 million at auction, making it the second most expensive watch ever sold.