1997
- The Richemont trust takes over the Vendôme Luxury Group, to which belong, among others, Cartier, Montblanc, Piaget, Baume & Mercier and Vacheron Constantin.
- 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
![[[TAG Heuer Kirium]] (click to enlarge!)](/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=fae15b&media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhren-wiki.com%2Fimages%2FTAG_Heuer_Kirium.jpg "[[TAG Heuer Kirium]] (click to enlarge!)")