====== 1948 ======

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  *  The watch manufacturer [[A. Lange & Söhne]] is nationalized and renamed to [[Lange VEB]].
  *  Heinrich Stamm, a development engineer of the watch manufacturer [[Eterna]], succeeds in developing a miniature ball bearing, which is a largely wear-free bearing of the [[weight segment]] of a [[self-winding]] drive. This is used in the [[Eterna-Matic]] ladies automatic watch.
  *  [[IWC]] brings out the legendary [[pilot's watch]] [[IWC Mark XI|Mark XI]], which is in use as official watch at the British Air Force for 25 years. 
  *  [[Omega]] presents the [[dive watch]] series [[Omega Seamaster|Seamaster]], which also has become a classic. 
  *  [[Hanhart]] developes a [[chronograph]], designed especially for medicians and officers and whose name is "Admiral".
  *  The [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Powerwind|Powerwind]] [[JLC 481|Cal. 481]] is the first production watch with a [[power reserve indicator]].
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