====== 2012 ======

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  *  In the first half-year of 2012 [[Damasko]] presents, with the model [[Damasko DC 86]], for the first time after the [[Lemania 5100]] another [[chronograph]] that displays the 60 stop-seconds and 60 stop-minutes at the center of the dial. The watch contains further technical innovations such as regulator-free [[escapement]], free-swinging weight balance, EPS® [[balance spring]], reinforced [[barrel]] and a "Damasko" [[rotor]] running on ceramic bearings.\\ The Damasko [[manufacture]] reaches an in-house production depth of more than 90%.
  *  In March 2012 [[Citizen Watch]], part of the {{tagpage>Citizen_Holdings|Citizen Holdings}}, buys the mechanical movement manufacturer [[La Joux-Perret]] and the watch manufacturer [[Arnold & Son]].
  *  [[PPR]] purchases [[Sowind Group]], which includes [[Girard-Perregaux]] and [[JeanRichard]].
  *  [[Zenith]] launches the model family [[Zenith Pilot Montre d'Aéronef Type 20|Pilot Montre d'Aéronef Type 20]], consisting of 7 [[pilot's watch]]es. "Montre d'aéronef" is the French word for "aviation clock". The series is dedicated to the French aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot, who on July 25, [[1909]] crossed the English Channel and whose plane was equipped with a Zenith [[aviation clock]].
  *  [[Chronoswiss]] is taken over by the Ebstein family, with [[Ebstein, Oliver|Oliver Ebstein]] serving as CEO.
  *  [[TAG Heuer]] wins the "Aiguille d'Or" Grand Prix at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] for the [[TAG Heuer Mikrogirder|Mikrogirder]] in November.
  *  [[MELB Holding]] is formed as a holding company for [[H. Moser & Cie.]] and [[Hautlence]].
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