====== 1953 ======

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  *  [[Blancpain]] introduces the [[Blancpain Fifty Fathoms|Fifty Fathoms]] dive watch.
  *  After many experiments, in 1953 the first special [[dive watch|wristwatch for divers]] is brought to market by [[Rolex]] - the "[[Rolex Submariner|Submariner]]". Later on this watch becomes one of the best known watches in the world and a true product icon.
  *  On May 29, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mt. Everest for the first time, with Hillary wearing a [[Smiths]] [[Smiths De Luxe|De Luxe]] watch. Their [[Rolex]] watches were left at the base camp.
  *  The [[Bulova]] employee [[Max Hetzel]] begins with the development of a mechanism for stabilizing the accuracy by means of an electrically powered [[tuning fork watch|tuning fork]], which later leads to the appearance of the model [[Bulova Accutron]].
  *  [[Patek Philippe]] introduces an [[automatic watch]].
  *  [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] introduces an [[automatic watch]] and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox|Memovox with Date]].
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