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+ | ====== Buren Watch Company ====== | ||
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+ | Swiss watch manufacturer | ||
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+ | ===== History ===== | ||
+ | The Buren Watch Company was created in [[1898]], following the acquisition of Fritz Suter & Cie, at the Swiss town Büren an der Aare (canton [[Bern]]), by the London company of H. Williamson Ltd. There were produced [[pocket watch]]es of all types and [[table clock]]s. Due to the existing rail link H. Williamson Ltd. invested and expanded further in Büren and developed the site into an international branch. From [[1916]] Henry Williamson used the signature " | ||
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+ | Then the H. Williamson Ltd. had to close due to a stock market crash. However, a group of Swiss and an Englishman provided the capital necessary to be able to continue the watch production under Swiss management and with the new name **Uhrenfabrik Buren AG**. | ||
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+ | In [[1966]] the Buren Watch Company was sold to the [[Hamilton|Hamilton Watch Company]]. Buren quickly became the manufacturer of the majority of Hamilton watches, eliminating US production. Buren continued working on new movements, notably [[Buren Calibre 82|Calibre 82]], a [[high-beat]] movement. But the Buren name was retired before it was finished. After Buren/ | ||
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+ | Today the brand name is owned by the [[Schweizer Uhren Editionen]] (Swiss Watches Editions) in Hamburg, which again manufactures watches under this label. Partly with old movements, but to a large extent also with [[ETA]] movements. | ||
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+ | ===== Literature ===== | ||
+ | *The history of watchmaking in Buren / Switzerland (Die Geschichte der Uhrmacherei in Büren / Schweiz); Author Hans Kocher, ISBN 3-7667-1031-1 | ||
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+ | ===== Weblinks ===== | ||
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