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Waldenburg
Waldenburg is the name of several places:* Waldenburg, Saxony, Germany* Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg* Waldenburg, Switzerland*the former German name for Wałbrzych, Poland* Waldenburg, Arkansas, USAWaldenburg is also a surname:* Louis Waldenburg...
clock and watch making company. REVUE THOMMEN watch trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
is now operated by Grovana Watch Co since 2001 under licence of the REVUE THOMMEN AG (LTD).
After merge with Vulcain
Vulcain
Vulcain is a family of European cryogenic first stage rocket engines for the Ariane 5.-History:The development of Vulcain, assured by a European collaboration, began in 1988 with the Ariane 5 rocket program. It first flew in 1996 powering the ill-fated flight 501 without being the cause of the...
watch company, REVUE THOMMEN re-produced the "president watch" in 1997, from the original Cricket made in 1951. It was considered one of the first alarm watches ever made. Hamilton Watch Company
Hamilton Watch Company
The Hamilton Watch Company was originally formed to produce high quality pocket watches and wristwatches mid-range and luxury. Hamilton would become a corporate conglomerate diversified in other operations...
produced watches using the Cricket ebauche
Ébauche
Ébauche is a term used in art to denote the first preliminary underpainting or quick sketch in oils for an oil painting. One early criticism of Impressionist painting was that its practitioners sought to elevate the status of the ébauche to the level of finished painting...
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Modern collections made now by the Grovana establishment, include Airspeed pilot watches, Le Club dress watches, Open Heart skeletons
Skeleton watch
A skeleton watch is a mechanical watch , in which all of the moving parts are visible through either the front of the watch, the back of the watch or a small cut outlining the dial....
, Wallstreet and others.
Vulcain and Cricket watch brands are now (since 2001) owned by PMH SA, Le Locle and such trade names cannot be used by the current Grovana ownership.
REVUE THOMMEN AG (LTD) itself became a leading manufacturer of precision instruments and avionics. Out of the original factory in Waldenburg the company supplies aircraft manufacturers and airforces in over 30 countries.