private industry watch manufacturing founded 1956 founder eugen gluck headquarters little neck ny new york city new york u.s. area served u.s. owner eugen gluck divisions armitron website armitron e. gluck corporation founded in 1956 by its current president eugen gluck is an american watch manufacturer headquartered in little neck new york . 1 2 e. gluck corporation manufactures watches under two flagship brand names armitron and anne klein . as of 1999 armitron had the fifth largest share of all watch purchasers by brand in the united states . 3 as of 2005 armitron ranks as one of the top ten fine and fashion watch brands in the us along with timex fossil seiko citizen casio guess bulova movado and pulsar . 4 contents 1 divisions 1.1 armitron 1.2 brands 2 major categories 2.1 digital watches 2.2 automatic movements 3 notable marketing efforts 4 references divisions edit armitron edit main article armitron men s dress watches men s sport watches ladies dress watches themed dials 5 ladies sport watches armitron is a medium price watch manufacturing company which manufactures and retails watches in u.s. only . brands edit anne klein 6 anne klein ny 6 armitron badgley mischka 7 jlo by jennifer lopez 6 nine west 6 sprout watches 8 major categories edit digital watches edit armitron started making digital watches in the 1970s with led displays . the led displays consumed so much battery life that in 1977 the company stopped production . 9 armitron subsequently began manufacturing their digital watches with lcd displays 1 which eventually became the industry standard . automatic movements edit in 2007 armitron began manufacturing automatic watches . 10 11 notable marketing efforts edit clock sponsor at yankee stadium . 12 13 references edit a b barmash isadore november 17 1991 . all about watches ; 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