Mikrolisk
08-22-2005, 09:09 PM
Here is some history about Roskopf:
In 1868 Georges Frederic Roskopf opened in La Chaux de Fonds a watch manufaction, where he built cheap and simple pocket watches. The Roskopf-watches had some simplifications of the construction and where built with machine to sell the watches for really less money. Thus also the poorer people were able to buy a watch. Roskopf watches are also known as dollar watches (there are some other manufacturers of dollar watches as well).
G.F. Roskopf was born 1813 in Germany, went to Swiss. In 1833 he decided to become a watchmaker. He died in 1889.
Andreas
In 1868 Georges Frederic Roskopf opened in La Chaux de Fonds a watch manufaction, where he built cheap and simple pocket watches. The Roskopf-watches had some simplifications of the construction and where built with machine to sell the watches for really less money. Thus also the poorer people were able to buy a watch. Roskopf watches are also known as dollar watches (there are some other manufacturers of dollar watches as well).
G.F. Roskopf was born 1813 in Germany, went to Swiss. In 1833 he decided to become a watchmaker. He died in 1889.
Andreas