1966

• Girard-Perregaux produces the first 36,000 A/h wristwatch, known as “Clinergic 21”.
• Jack W. Heuer presents the “Microtimer” as the first compact and affordable electronic stopwatch with 1/1000 seconds accuracy.
• Universal Geneve's Golden Shadow achieves the promise of micro-rotor automatic winding, at just 4.0 mm thick.
• Chronos Holding SA is established by ASUAG, acquiring Cyma, Tavannes, and a stake in Gruen.
• Venus is purchased by Valjoux, part of Ebauches SA.

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