In 1947, Wild Heerbrugg AG entered a new market and produced the first
Microscopes.
This was the start for a new era and many successful models will follow:
| 1947 |
The first Wild M9
and Wild M10 Microscopes are sold |

Wild M9 AH
Wild M10 B Rd |
| 1950 |
The Attachable
Camera 1, the first Wild camera for photomicrography, the 20x, 40x, 50x
and 100x Wild Fluotar objectives and the corresponding compensating
eyepieces are now on sale. |
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| 1952 |
Conventional phase
contrast equipment and the novel "Wild- Variocolor" accessory
for color phase contrast are included in the microscopy program. An
electromagnetic fine-focusing device, a projection and drawing mirror and
a simple polarization outfit are on sale. |
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| 1954 |
The Reprogon Ions
appears on the market and the Wild M11 and Wild M20 Microscopes
are now on sale. |

Wild M11
Wild M20 |
| 1955 |
The Attachable
Camera 11 with H-phototube is introduced. |
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| 1956 |
The cine attachment
with projection tube is on the marked for cinemicrography. |
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| 1957 |
A drawing tube for
the Wild M 20 Microscope first appears in the sales program. |
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| 1958 |
Wild enters the
stereomicroscope field with the Wild M5. |
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| 1959 |
The Wild M5 is
quickly joined by the Wild M4 Stereomicroscope. |
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| 1960 |
The drawing tube for
the Wild M5 Stereomicroscope is available. |
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| 1961 |
The Wild M4
Stereomicroscope gets its own drawing tube. |
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| 1962 |
A new discussion
tube is available for the Wild M11 and Wild M20 Microscopes, and the Wild M21
Polarizing Microscope appears on the market. |
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| 1963 |
A new phototube for
stereomicroscopes, the Wild M5 pol. and a new projection head are
introduced. |
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| 1964 |
Wild enters the
field of inverted microscopes with the Wild M40 and Wild M50.
The Photoautomat is now available. |
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| 1965 |
The Transmitted
Light Base for stereomicroscopes, the Wild M4C Stereomicroscope for
industrial applications and interference attachments for microscopes
become available. |
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| 1965 |
The "Wild-Verkaufsgeselischaft
Mikroskopie GmbH" is founded in Munich. |
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| 1967 |
The Wild M4A
Stereomicroscope, a simple instrument with magnification changer drum,
appears on the market and the first Wild M500 Infra- Red/Ultraviolet Image
Converter Unit leaves the factory. |
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| 1968 |
The Research and
Development Department for Microscopy moves into a new building. |
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| 1969 |
The Wild M501
Sampling Microscope and the Electronic Micro-Length Measuring Attachment
are available. |
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| 1970 |
The Wild M7
Zoom Stereomicroscope god's into production. |
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| 1975 |
new microscope Wild M8 |
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| 1976 |
Epimakroscop Wild
M450 Photomakroskop Wild M400 |
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| 1979 |
Mikrophotosystem Wild MPS45 |
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| 1980 |
Start of production
of the surgery microscopes Wild M610 / Wild M630 / Wild M650 |
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| 1983 |
surgery microscope Wild M690
new models Wild M3B; Wild M3C; Wild M3Z |
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| 1989 |
surgery microscope Wild M655
and Mikrophotosystem Wild MPS46/52 |
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| 1990 |
Zoom-Stereo
microscope Leica M10 |
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