====== Eisenegger, Kilian ======
**Kilian Eisenegger** is a Swiss watchmaker known for his work at [[ETA]], [[IWC]], and [[Breitling]].

===== Biography =====
Eisenegger began as a watchmaker at [[ETA]] in [[Grenchen]], where he lead the development of the [[Co-Axial escapement]] for [[Omega]]. He had previously known [[George Daniels]] and suggested to ETA management that his escapement ideas could be productized in [[1993]], and lead the development through [[1999]].

He then went to work with [[IWC]] under the leadership of [[Günter Blümlein]], where he met [[Kern, Georges|Georges Kern]]. At IWC, Eisenegger is credited for improving the reliability of [[IWC 5000|Cal. 5000]] in and leading the development of the movement for the [[IWC Big Pilot's Watch]].

Eisenegger later went to [[Breitling]] to develop [[manufacture]] watch movements with Kern.


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