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Bulova claims to have been the first manufacturer to offer electric clocks beginning in 1931, but the Warren Telechron Company began selling electric clocks in 1912, 19 years prior to Bulova. In the 1930s and 1940s, the brand was a huge success with its rectangular plated watches whose case was strongly curved to better fit the curve of the wrist.
The watches could be produced by a subsidiary of their own in Switzerland or they could assemble the watches domestically. [2] The first Wittnauer's watch line was crafted starting from 1880, but the Wittnauer brand was formally established 1888 when Wittnauer took over Eugene Robert’s company and renamed it the "A. Wittnauer Company". [3]
Continental Watch Co. (reg. 12 Aug 1879, high-grade and complicated pocket watches for US market) [30] Courvoisier (founded in the 1700s) historic manufacturer of complicated clocks and watches, controlled by the Courvoisier and Gallet families during the late 19th and early 20th century; Defender (reg. pre-1895, pocket watches) [12]
The watch was an 18-size, full plate design. In 1869, the National Watch Company won "Best Watches, Illinois Manufacture" at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair, for which it won a silver medal. [3] The company officially changed its name to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, as the Elgin name had come into common usage for their watches.
The same year also saw Casio introducing the Baby-G branded G-Shock watches designed for women. [ 25 ] In 1996, Casio released the MRG-100 (also known as the DW-8900 in some markets [ 26 ] ) under its premium MRG lineup of G-Shocks which was the first G-Shock watch to feature full metal construction.