====== 2000 ======

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  *  The Family Frey sells the tradition-rich [[manufacture]] [[Minerva]] to an italian investor.
  *  The [[Swatch Group]] acquires [[Jaquet-Droz]] on April 25.
  *  The [[Swatch Group]] takes over the [[Glashütte]] [[manufacture]] [[Glashütte Original]] on October 9.
  *  [[Philippe Dufour]] presents the [[Philippe Dufour Simplicity|Simplicity]], the most sought-after watch of modern times.
<- [[1999]] | [[2001]] ->
</WRAP>


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