Portal:Anniversaries/May 1
- 1839 — Patek, Czapek & Co. (now Patek Philippe) is founded in Geneva.
- 1931 — Gérald Charles Genta is born in Geneva. He created the luxury steel sports watch, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, and the Patek Philippe Nautilus in the 1970s and founded two eponymous companies, Gerald Genta and Gerald Charles.
- 2020 — Ming Watch introduces the Ming 27 line