====== 1924 ====== * For his invention of the [[automatic]] wristwatch (Harwood Perpetual) [[John Harwood]] receives a patent of the Federal Office for Intellectual Property of the Swiss Confederation at Berne on 1 September 1924. * In Germany, the ban on imports of Swiss watches is suspended. * [[Seiko|K. Hattori & Co.]] launches the [[Seiko]] wristwatch brand in Japan. * The first [[Citizen]] pocket watch is built in December. <- [[1923]] | [[1925]] -> {{tag>Year}}