====== 1999 ======

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  *  [[Patek Philippe]] presents the luxury ladies' watch Twenty~4®.
  *  [[Sinn]] presents the first model of the [[Sinn 6000 Finanzplatzuhr|Finanzplatzuhr]] (broker's watch).
  *  Vodafone acquires Mannesmann, kicking off a bidding war for [[LMH]], which includes [[A. Lange & Söhne]], [[IWC]], and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]]. [[Richemont]] beats [[PPR]] and [[LVMH]], purchasing the company, including [[Audemars Piguet]]'s shares, for a record CHF 2.8 billion on July 21. This brings the companies together with [[Cartier]], [[Montblanc]], [[Panerai]], and [[Piaget]], and reunites Jaeger-LeCoultre with [[Vacheron Constantin]].
  *  The French luxury goods manufacturer//Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy// ([[LVMH]]) takes over [[Chaumet]] but is rebuffed when bidding for [[LMH]]. They quickly turn to [[TAG Heuer]], and add [[Ebel]] and [[Zenith]] before the end of the year.
  *  [[Breguet]], together with the [[Nouvelle Lemania]], is bought by the [[Swatch Group]] on September 14. 
  *  On 14 November a [[rattrapante]] wristwatch, brought onto the market by [[Patek Philippe]] in [[1922]], is auctioned at the auction house Antiquorium for US$ 1,918,387. This has been so far the highest price ever reached for a [[wristwatch]] in an auction.
<- [[1998]] | [[2000]] ->
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