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+ | ====== Gruen ====== | ||
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+ | **Gruen Watch Company** was an American watch manufacturer. | ||
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+ | In [[1893]] [[Green, Dietrich|Dietrich Gruen]] separated from the [[Columbus Watch Co.]] and together with his eldest son [[Green, Frederick|Frederick]] in [[1894]] opened the company "D. Gruen & Son" in Cincinnati. [[1903]], the Gruen Watch [[Biel]] was founded. | ||
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+ | In [[1922]] the D. Gruen Company, Sons & Company, The National Gruen Watch Case Company of Cincinnati and The Gruen Watch Manufacturing Company of Biel, Switzerland were merged to form the **Gruen Watch Company** under the direction of Frederick Green. | ||
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+ | In [[1924]] the Gruen Watch Company on the 50th anniversary presented a limited [[pocket watch]] edition of 600 pieces. | ||
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+ | To use the European distribution network of the [[Alpina|Alpina Union Horlogère]], | ||
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+ | In [[1928]] the [[Rolex Prince]] was brought on the market, which wrote history due to its then unusual rectangular case shape. It was produced until the end of the 1940s (it was also called " | ||
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+ | Frederick Green retires in [[1940]] and dies in [[1945]]. His brother George dies [[1952]]. In [[1953]] the Green family sells its shares in the company. Although the company in [[1953]] has the highest revenues in its entire history, it gets into increasing difficulties. In [[1958]] the remnants of the company, Green Industries, are split and sold. In [[1976]] also the successors have to finish. | ||
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+ | ===== Literature ===== | ||
+ | *Gruen Master Book and Price Guide Wrist Watches; Author Ehrhardt, Roy; ISBN 0913902683 | ||
+ | *American Wristwatches Five Decades of Style and Design; Authors Edward Faber and Steward Unger; ISBN 0-7643-0171-3 | ||
+ | *Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland Self-Winding Wristwatches; | ||
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+ | ===== Weblinks ===== | ||
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