====== 1949 ======

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  *  [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] produces its first wristwatch.
  *  [[Biver, Jean-Claude|Jean-Claude Biver]], who gave a decisive impetus to the renaissance of the mechanical watch by the re-foundation of the brand [[Blancpain]], is born in Luxembourg on 20 September 1949.
<- [[1948]] | [[1950]] ->
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