====== 1998 ======

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  *  [[Blancpain]] presents newly re-designed editions of historical models from the trilogy of time the "Air Command" as [[pilot's watch]], the "Fifty Fathoms" as [[dive watch]] and also the "GMT 24". 
  *  [[Fortis]] presents the world's first [[self-winding]] [[chronograph]] with integrated mechanical alarm or [[alarm watch]] function. The new construction has been developed by the Zurich artist watchmaker [[Paul Gerber]] in [[1997]]. 
  *  The [[SMH]] is renamed to [[Swatch Group]].
  *  [[Vendôme]] ceases to exist as a separate entity on March 25, having been entirely acquired by [[Richemont]]
<- [[1997]] | [[1999]] ->
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