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2. Swatch - Wikipedia

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   Swatch is a Swiss watchmaker founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke, Elmar Mock, and Jacques Müller. It is a subsidiary of The Swatch Group.The Swatch product line was developed as a response to the "quartz crisis" of the 1970s and 1980s, in which inexpensive, battery-powered, quartz-regulated watches were competing against more established European watchmakers, focused on artisanal craftsmanship ...

3. Hamilton Watch Company - Wikipedia

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   The Hamilton Watch Company is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches based in Bienne, Switzerland. Founded in 1892 as an American firm, the Hamilton Watch Company ended American manufacture in 1969, shifting manufacturing operations to the Buren factory in Switzerland. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the Hamilton Watch Company ...

4. Quartz crisis - Wikipedia

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   Quartz movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969. The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (American, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world. [1] [2] It caused a significant decline of ...

5. 10 Items From the 1980s That Are Worth a Lot of Money - AOL

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   3. 1988 Happy Holidays Barbie. Barbies have been around for decades, but there are a few from the 1980s that are worth a pile of cash. The 1988 Happy Holidays Barbie is worth an estimated $2,000 ...

6. Longines - Wikipedia

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   The Swatch Group. Website. longines.com. Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A., or simply Longines ( French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʒin] ), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. [1] [2] Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, the company has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Swatch Group and its predecessors since 1983.

7. Tissot - Wikipedia

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   Tissot SA ( French pronunciation: [ti'so]) is a Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. [1] The company was founded in Le Locle, Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son, Charles-Émile Tissot, in 1853. [2] [3] Tissot is not associated with Mathey-Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking firm.