====== 1997 ======

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  *  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 [[TAG Heuer Kirium|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 [[Patek Philippe Aquanaut|Aquanaut]] sports watch
<- [[1996]] | [[1998]] ->
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