1982

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Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, Founder of Chronoswiss

• The German master watchmaker Gerd-Rüdiger Lang founds, on the peak of the quartz crisis, a studio for mechanical watches in Munich, which later becomes the company Chronoswiss.

• On 30 November 1982, the new Breitling Montres SA, lead by Ernest Schneider, is officially registered. He had purchased the brand from the family just before Willy Breitling's death in 1979.

• IWC introduces the Porsche Design diver's watch, which can withstand dives to 2,000 meters.

• Oris is spun out of ASUAG, which also sells Eterna to PCW.