1953
1953
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After many experiments, in 1953 the first special
wristwatch for divers is brought to market by
Rolex - the “
Submariner”. Later on this watch becomes one of the best known watches in the world and a true product icon.
On May 29, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mt. Everest for the first time, with Hillary wearing a
Smiths De Luxe watch. Their
Rolex watches were left at the base camp.
The
Bulova employee
Max Hetzel begins with the development of a mechanism for stabilizing the accuracy by means of an electrically powered
tuning fork, which later leads to the appearance of the model
Bulova Accutron.
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