====== 1976 ======

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  *  [[Chopard]] introduces the [[Chopard Happy Diamonds|Happy Diamonds]] line.
  *  [[Patek Philippe]] brings the model [[Patek Philippe Nautilus|Nautilus]], designed by the [[Genta, Gérald|Gérald Genta]], on the market . 
  *  [[Parmigiani, Michel|Michel Parmigiani]] begins his career with the restoration of elaborate art of the [[haute horlogerie]]. 
  *  [[Raymond Weil]] launches his own brand of watches.
  *  [[Junghans]] stops the production of mechanical movements completely and shifts the focus of all development efforts entirely on the perfection of the [[quartz]] watch.
  *  [[Citizen]] creates the first [[solar]] watch, the [[Citizen Crystron Solar Cell|Crystron Solar Cell]]
  *  [[ETA]] introduces the [[Flatline]] [[quartz]] movements
<- [[1975]] | [[1977]] ->
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