1997

• The Richemont trust takes over the Vendôme Luxury Group, to which belong, among others, Cartier, Montblanc, Piaget, Baume & Mercier and Vacheron Constantin.
• Vendôme acquires Panerai
• TAG Heuer brings the prestige sports watch Kirium, designed by Jörg Hysek, on the market.
• Paul Gerber designs the alarm watch movement for the world's first self-winding chronograph with integrated mechanical alarm function by Fortis.
• Patek Philippe introduces the Aquanaut sports watch

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