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  *  [[Vacheron Constantin]] lets protect its brand name and logo. So today on all products of the house appears either the name "Vacheron & Constantin, Fabricant, Genève" or "Horlogorie et boite de montres", together with the [[Maltese Cross]]. 
  *  [[Girard, Constantin Othenin|Constantin Girard]] developes on behalf of Kaiser Wilhelm I. [[wristwatch]]es for the German naval officers and produces two thousand of them - the first off-the-shelf [[wristwatch]]es at all.
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