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Cartier, the company, was founded in 1847 by Louis-Francois Cartier although they did not get into watch making until around 1888. They are credited with created the first men’s watch, the Santos, in 1904. The company remained in the family until it was sold by Louis’s grandchildren in 1964. Some notable vintage Cartier watches include [...]

Detrich Gruen and the Gruen vintage watches of today can be dated back to the “Center-Pinions For Watch” patent Gruen applied for in 1874. Shortly after this patent, in 1876, Detrich founded the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company. By 1879 Columbus was producing approximately 10 watches a day. As interest in these few watches grew so [...]