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HISTORY
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Ernst Vollmer´s – Watch
Bracelet Factory |
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Ernst Vollmer GmbH has been in
business in Pforzheim, Germany, since 1922. Originally the company
was a watch case and bracelet manufacturer established by Ernst
Vollmer. When third generation Hansjörg Vollmer became president of
the company he was interested in producing watches in addition to
cases, straps and bracelets.
Hansjörg Vollmer, who studied business management in Stuttgart, had
experience with a small watch distribution in the Baden-Württemberg's
state capital. Thanks to his good French language skills and close
contacts with major manufacturers in Switzerland Vollmer started
making very traditional pilot's watches in 1998. He began using
titanium cases, titanium onion crowns and Vollmer's own light and
comfortable titanium bracelet. |
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The offerings have grown a lot since then, Several
dials used during WWII were revived using new stainless steel cases
with big onion crowns are now available. Some are Limited Editions
and a few are Chronometer models that have been tested and certified
by COSC. |
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In October 2005, Hansjörg Vollmer
joined forces with his Company Aristo Watch GmbH and the new company
is concentrating their activities in a single Pforzheim company
known as Aristo Vollmer GmbH. The Aristo brand has its own line of
aviator, maritime and classic watches and a specialty brand named
Messerschmitt that makes very affordable quarz movement aviator and
pilot style watches. Aristo Vollmer GmbH also manufactures some
items for other companies like metal bracelets. Specialties are
meshbands out of steel, link bracelets out of titanium and a range
of carbon products. |
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Distribution in Germany an
Europe is made by the company itself, in Asia and USA by
distributors. |
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