E. Gluck Corporation
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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. The company also manufactures watches for major fashion brands, including: Anne Klein, Nine West, Juicy Couture, Vince Camuto, Badgley Mischka and Joseph Abboud.[3] As of 1999, Armitron had the fifth largest share of all watch purchases, by brand, in the United States.[4] As of 2005, Armitron ranks as one of the top ten fine and fashion watch brands in the US, along with Timex, Fossil, Seiko, Citizen, Casio, Guess, Bulova, Movado, and Pulsar.[5]
Divisions
Armitron
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- Men's Dress Watches
- Men's Sport Watches
- Ladies' Dress Watches
- Themed-dials[6]
- Ladies' Sport Watches
Armitron is a medium-price watch manufacturing company which manufactures and retails watches in the U.S. only.
Brands
Major categories
Digital watches
Armitron started making digital watches in the 1970s with LED displays. The LED displays consumed so much battery life that, in 1977, the company stopped production.[9] Armitron subsequently began manufacturing their digital watches with LCD displays,[1] which eventually became the industry standard.
Automatic movements
In 2007, Armitron began manufacturing automatic watches.[10][11]
Notable marketing efforts
- Clock sponsor at Yankee Stadium.[12][13]
References
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- Watch brands
- Watchmaking conglomerates
- Manufacturing companies established in 1956
- Companies based in Queens, New York
- Manufacturing companies based in New York City
- Watch manufacturing companies of the United States
- Privately held companies based in New York City
- 1956 establishments in New York (state)