====== 1957 ======

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  *  With the [[Railmaster]] [[Omega]] strengthens the already existing connection to the railroad world. It is equipped with a special [[antimagnetic]] double caseback to protect the movement against the damaging effects of strong electric fields which often happen in this working area.
  *  [[Breitling]] brings the [[dive watch]] [[Breitling Superocean|Superocean]] on the market, which is [[waterproof]] up to 200 meters.
  *  On January 3, [[Hamilton]] releases the [[Hamilton Electric]], narrowly beating [[LIP]]/[[Elgin]] in releasing the world's first [[electric watch]].
  *  [[Blancpain]]'s [[Blancpain Ladybird|Ladybird]] is introduced, the smallest watch movement on the market.
  *  [[Casio]] is founded on June 1.
<- [[1956]] | [[1958]] ->
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