22 BEJEWELED WATCH WORKS A Brief History of Time 1899 1927 1962 The Mikimoto Pearl Company opens its first boutique in the fashionable Ginza District of Tokyo. Across the Pacific Ocean, Mount Rainier National Park is established. Mercedes Gleitz , the first woman to swim the English Channel, did so while wearing a waterproof Rolex Oyster wristwatch. American astronaut Scott Carpenter wears a Breitling Chronograph while orbiting the earth. 1931 Jaeger LeCoultre introduces a classic, the Reverso wristwatch in Switzerland. In the US Nevada legalizes gambling.
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