====== 1955 ======

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  *  [[Bannwart, René|René Bannwart]] and [[Ries, Simone|Simone Ries]] found the watch company [[Corum]] in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]] and specialize in the production of extravagant wristwatches.
  *  [[IWC]] introduces the [[IWC Ingenieur|Ingenieur]] model.
  *  The company [[Seiko]] brings its first [[automatic]] [[wristwatch]] on the market.
  *  [[Factory No. 1]] is established in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].
  *  [[Universal Geneve]] introduces the [[Universal Polarouter|Polarouter]] at the [[Basel Fair]].
  *  [[FHF]] begins mass production of low-cost "Standard Calibres".
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