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Anonimo Watches SA is a watchmaking company. [1] Its watches are manufactured in Florence, Italy, with Swiss movements provided by ETA SA or Sellita. [2]The company was founded in 1997 in Florence, Italy, by Federico Massacesi and makes only mechanical watches with prices ranging from $2,500 to over $10,000.
By 2015 the company had 33 stores across 13 states, including the flagship stores in Las Vegas and New York. [10] Tourneau is currently the largest authorized retailer of timepieces in the United States, [11] with about 8,000 watches and 100 brands. [12] Tourneau also has a trade-in program for upgrading watch styles. [13]
Benrus is an American watchmaking and lifestyle company founded as a watch repair shop in New York City in 1921 by Romanian-American Benjamin Lazrus and his two brothers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Benrus watches were worn for decades by the U.S. military from World War II through Vietnam .
E. Gluck Corporation is an American watch manufacturer headquartered in Little Neck, New York. [1] [2] It was founded in 1956 by Eugen Gluck.E. Gluck Corporation manufactures watches under two flagship proprietary brands, Armitron and Torgoen.
Albert Wittnauer was a Swiss immigrant who arrived in New York City in 1872 at the age of 16, and was employed by his brother-in-law, Eugene Robert, an importer of Swiss watches. He began working for his brother-in-law, Eugene Robert. Albert Wittnauer felt there was a market in America for a lower priced Swiss made watch. [1]
On October 16, 2008, Antiquorum sold a gold Longines wristwatch once owned by Albert Einstein for US$596,000 in New York. [5] [6] [7] In March 2009, Antiquorum auctioned a number of Mahatma Gandhi's possessions including his Zenith pocket watch and spectacles. [8] This caused controversy and the Indian government tried to cancel the sale. [9]
Example of a counterfeit watch, fake Rolex Daytona bought on the streets in New York City A counterfeit watch (or replica watch ) is an unauthorised copy of an authentic watch . High-end luxury watches such as Rolex , Patek Philippe and Richard Mille are frequently counterfeited and sold on city streets and online.
[5] [6] As a child, he helped his sisters repair their jewelry. [7] He credits taking a photography course at the time, which gave him an understanding of design principles. [8] His interest in watches began at the age of 13 when his father gave him a world time watch. [8] A year later he had a part-time job assisting a watchmaker.