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Gruen was an American watch manufacturer. In 1893 Dietrich Gruen separated from the Columbus Watch Co. and together with his eldest son Frederick in 1894 opened the company "D. Gruen & Son" in Cincinnati. | Gruen was an American watch manufacturer. In 1893 Dietrich Gruen separated from the Columbus Watch Co. and together with his eldest son Frederick in 1894 opened the company "D. Gruen & Son" in Cincinnati. | ||
The Gruen Watch Biel was founded in 1903. | The Gruen Watch Biel was founded in 1903. | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 5 April 2020
Gruen Watch Company
Gruen was an American watch manufacturer. In 1893 Dietrich Gruen separated from the Columbus Watch Co. and together with his eldest son Frederick in 1894 opened the company "D. Gruen & Son" in Cincinnati. The Gruen Watch Biel was founded in 1903.
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.
To use the European distribution network of the Alpina Union Horlogère, the American company Gruen proposed a merger with the cooperative. Thus in 1929 arose the Alpina Gruen Guild SA.
In 1928 the Rolex Prince was released. It was produced until the end of the 1940s (it was also called "The Doctor's Watch"). The watch was sold under the brand names Alpina, Gruen, Alpina Gruen Guild and Rolex. The calibre Gruen 877 built by Aegler in Biel met all expectations in terms of precision, and thus the Prince was the first wristwatch produced in large numbers, which received a chronometer certification.
Frederick Green retired in 1940 and died in 1945. His brother George died in 1952. In 1953 the Green family sold its shares in the company. In 1958 the remnants of the company, Green Industries, are split and sold. In 1976 it closes.
