The Death of Gruen Watches

The history of discrete watch companies is an spellbinding topic, especially in the context of historical convert and turmoil, as in the case of many watch companies during World War Ii era. In the United States, the output of watches for industrial output was halted during World War Ii, therefore hindering advancement of the few flourishing American watch companies that existed at the time.

One American type of watch that did quite well up to this time was Gruen watches. Although the Gruen Watch enterprise ceased to exist shortly after the second World War, the enterprise did carry on to compose a foothold in the output of watches for the U.S. Military during that time.

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Swiss output of watches, however, was not restricted and Americans began to rely heavily on the importation of these watches for quality watch construction and reliability, as is the case today. Swiss watches seem to embody all things that the American consumer wants in a watch, but what of watch companies from the United States? Is the quality not there, or is it just a case of historical circumstances that made the Swiss watch what is is today in relation to watches produced in America?

The Death of Gruen Watches

There are many factors that influenced Swiss watch mass consumerism in the U.S. But it is believed that the Swiss watch, in general, is of classic quality in relation to American produced watches primarily due to the long history of watch movement output coming out of Switzerland. When Dietrich Gruen (from Germany) originated his watch enterprise in the States nearby 1876, there was not much to be said about large output watch companies coming out of the U.S. Gruen began importing his movements from Switzerland, the home of the top quality watch movements available. It was the overwhelming credit that came with Swiss-produced movements that allowed Dietrich Gruen to thrive in the U.S. Marketplace. This allowed Gruen the opportunity to leverage what was best about European watch output and make it indeed accessible in America.

From that point, a big request for dissimilar watch designs and innovations was incredible of Dietrich Gruen, watches that would have a huge sway on discrete watch designs that we see today. Dietrich held the key to high quality, indeed accessible watches for Americans.

Originating from the genius foresight Gruen, watches such as his VeriThin, Curvex, and Quadron would take on a whole new meaning of wristwatches and their acceptance into the mainstream. The sad reality of Gruen's death and finally the death of his sons (partners of the company), along with World War pressures hindering the output of non-military most enterprise in the U.S. Saw the death of the Gruen Watch Company.

The Death of Gruen Watches

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