Armitron is a watch brand manufactured by E. Gluck Corporation, headquartered in Little Neck, New York.[1] It was founded in 1975 by Eugen Gluck. As of 1999, Armitron had the fifth largest share of all watch purchasers, by brand, in the United States.[2]
At the time of Armitron's founding, E. Gluck Corporation (then E. Gluck Trading Company) was a subsidiary of Armin Corporation. It specialized in LED-powered, five-function (hour, minutes, second, day and date) digital watches. The Armitron brand name is a combination of “Armin” and “electronics”. Often using cases from Switzerland and bracelets from Hong Kong, Armitron watches were built in a custom-designed factory in Arlington, Texas.
In the late 1970s, E. Gluck Trading Company and Armin Corporation severed ties. E. Gluck Corporation became a privately held company and retained the Armitron brand. As watch technology evolved and LED technology became less practical, LCD (liquid crystal display) displays were integrated into Armitron watches. Combined with Japanese quartz movements, these LCD watches were extremely accurate and durable. Advanced functionality, such as alarms and chronographs were later incorporated to enhance the benefits of this precise timekeeper.
^Barmash, Isadore (November 17, 1991). "All About Watches". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
^David W. Conklin, ed. (2006). Cases in the Environment of Business. Ivey Casebook Series. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, Inc. pp. 63. ISBN1412914361.
^Mike Vaccaro (2006). Emperors and Idiots. New York: Random House, Inc. p. 1. ISBN0767919106.
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