A watch that honors & acknowledges the quality of the guild of watchmakers that assembled & regulated watches at Time Hill in Cincinnati; home of Gruen Watch Company from 1913 to 1958.
"Time Hill"
Gruen's Guild
The Former home of the guild of watchmakers at Gruen Watch Company, like the Cincinnati Watch Company today, was where watches were designed and assembled in Cincinnati.
Watch designed by Rick Bell & AWCI-certified watchmaker Jordan Ficklin, CW21. Assembled by Jordan in Cincinnati, Ohio. USA.
Lighthouse Youth Services addresses the macro issues on a micro level day in and day out. One of the most pleasant places to work in all of Cincinnati because their office was built for watchmaking.
A Guild is where watchmakers gathered in old Germany and Switzerland, in grand lodges where tens of the best artisans could gather and build their craft. Grand lodges and fireplaces, steep roofs so thick snows would not weigh them down but would fall off.
FAQs
No. This case and crystal were manufactured in Switzerland around 1960; while the ladies Guild is vintage out of the box new, it's age makes it non waterproof. It is a 50 year old case out of the box. Treat it like a vintage watch and do not get it wet.
Yes. This watch case is available as the Ladies Union Terminal Watch. See the Ladies Union Terminal Watch here.