====== 1988 ======

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  *  [[Jean d'Eve]] and [[Seiko]] introduce [[automatic quartz]] watches, the [[Jean d'Eve Samara|Samara]] and [[Seiko AGS|AGS]], respectively.
  *  With the newly launched [[Cartier Santos|Santos de Cartier]] [[Cartier]] brings out the first watch in which gold and steel are connected to a design unit. 
  *  The South African billionaire Anton Rupert founds the [[Richemont|Compagnie Financière Richemont SA]].
  *  Luigi Macaluso, owner of [[Girard-Perregaux]], acquires the [[Daniel JeanRichard]] brand.
  *  [[Cartier]] acquires 60% of [[Piaget]].
<- [[1987]] | [[1989]] ->
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