====== 1906 ======

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  *  [[Louis Cartier]] develops the famous rectangular [[wristwatch]] [[Cartier Santos|Santos]] for his friend, the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. It is regarded as the first [[pilot's watch]] - it was also the model which made the [[wristwatch]], previously rather reserved for women, acceptable as men's watch.
  *  [[Audemars Piguet]] produces the first [[minute repeater]] wristwatch.
<- [[1905]] | [[1907]] ->
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