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During World War II, Oris designed, built and distributed aviation watches for Air Force units across the globe. Oris' catchy slogan from 1990, "It's high mech by Oris," brought recognition and success to the small mechanical watchmaker from Switzerland.
"Bobby" is a slang term in the United Kingdom for police officers. The term originated with the Metropolitan Police Act, which was passed by the British Parliament in 1829 at the behest of Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel. This Act created the first official police force in England, its jurisdiction covering a ten mile radius with St. Paul's as its center. The slang terms "bobby" and "peeler" come from the Home Secretary's given and family names, respectively.
A watch fob refers to the chain or ribbon attached to a watch or to an ornament hung at the end of the chain. Like many other fashion trends, watch fobs have changed over time to reflect different styles. They are highly personalized. Until World War I, only men wore pocket watches, with the watch fob hanging out of the pocket. They were intended to make access to a pocket watch easier and more convenient.
Automatic and hand-wound watches are mechanical timepieces that use a balance wheel and hairspring to power the movement. The automatic watch is self-winding. The manual watch needs to be wound daily to keep running.
Oris S.A. Watches is a Swiss mechanical watchmaker with a license to make chronometers. Since 1904, Oris has stuck with its core business: high quality, self-winding, mechanical watches. The ASUAG watch group took over Oris in 1970, but the company gained independence again in 1982 and reinvented itself with a series of strategic partnerships and special editions.
Pulsar watches are a line of men's and women's timepieces that are manufactured and marketed globally by Japanese company Seiko. They were introduced in 1972 on the heels of the interest in space exploration, and featured a futuristic design. The Pulsar headquarters are located in New Jersey.
Audemars Piguet, Girard-Perregaux, Patek Philippe, Rolex and Universal Geneve are among the watch brand names with international recognition. They also share 1 other distinction, namely that they can be called "Geneve" or "Geneva" watches. Geneva, Switzerland, is known as the watch capital of the world. The term "Geneve" or "Geneva" watches is synonymous with timepieces of impeccable craftsmanship and manufacturing.
If the Croton Watch Co. were human, there's a good chance it would complain of suffering from a regional identity crisis. Since the 19th century---when this popular watch brand was established---the Swiss have claimed the line's heart, soul and timing mechanism. The Italians took credit for the fashionable, classic designs that distinguish Croton watches from all others. Regardless of the school of thought to which you ascribe, the amalgamation of two such formidable heritages are likely the reason dyed-in-the-wool aficionados of the Croton brand have refused to wear anything else on their arms since 1878. While a fairly recent acquisition…
