====== 1851 ======

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  *  On 1 January the name of //Patek & Co.// is changed to [[Patek Philippe|Patek Philippe & Co.]]. 
  *  On 7 January the councilmen of [[Grenchen]] at the instigation of [[Girard, Joseph|Dr. Josef Girard]] decide to start the building of a watch industry.
  *  [[Audemars, Jules-Louis|Jules-Louis Audemars]] is born on 28 March in [[Le Brassus]].
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