1956
The
Sinn
special watches GmbH & Co. KG is founded by
Helmut Sinn
. He produces mainly
pilot's watch
es and
chronograph
s, which by direct marketing can be offered at unbeatable prices.
Rolex
introduces the
Day-Date
watch at the
Basel Fair
, which would become known as the “
President
”.
Sandoz
unveils
Cal. HSF 56
, the thinnest movement produced to date.
Jaeger-LeCoultre
introduces the
automatic Memovox
with
Cal. 815
.
Citizen
creates
Para-Shock
, the first Japanese shock-resistant movement.
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