Grovana is a firm that has made a name for itself in the Swiss watch making industry through innovation and flexibility. Up to the 1970s it made mechanical watches that were always state of the art. For decades the Swiss watch industry has been renowned all over the world for the quality and accuracy of its products. Grovana began to move into new markets as early as the 1970s. This led to a collection being presented that met the requirements of the different markets and made the Grovana brand name successful. Thanks to this flexibility Grovana weathered the crises in the Swiss watch industry very well, a time when many companies were forced out of business. Grovana was one of the first Swiss watch manufacturers to start making analog quartz watches. This technological know-how enabled Grovana to open up new markets.As early as 1982 80% of Grovana's output consisted of analog quartz watches. Grovana has carefully targeted the further expansion called for new investments. Appropriate measures had to be taken in the form of constant increases in production to satisfy the demand for Grovana watches on the world market. That is why the manufacturing and administrative divisions in Tenniken were extended in 1986. Work is currently in progress on a further capacity increase. In recent years Grovana has achieved annual sales increases of between 5% and 15%. This is attributable to two factors: firstly, the further extension of existing markets and, secondly, the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe. Grovana has been able to open up significant new markets in the Baltic States, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Today Grovana exports to more than 80 countries and presents its collection every year at numerous European and overseas trade fairs.In future the company's supreme objective will still be to produce high-quality, technically excellent Swiss watches. An attractive collection of Swiss Made watches is to be made available to the worldwide clientele, enabling Grovana to meet the different requirements of the local markets.A new building wing came into service in January 2000. The work preparation process can be optimised as a result of the extension. The entire components warehouse was brought together in this new building and at the same time new forwarding unit was put into operation. This means all work process connected with watch manufacture are now more optimally organized. Special attention was also paid to the repair service. New, clearly laid out warehouse facilities make it possible to quickly assemble spare parts for our agents. This means Grovana can continue to guarantee that our spare parts can be despatched to the agents within 48 hours. New production facility was taken into operation to be used exclusively for the production of REVUE THOMMEN manufacture movements.The Grovana Company will continue to make further substantial investments in the existing buildings over the next few years. Grovana is convinced that in this way we will be able to enter the next millennium confidently. This business policy will further strengthen the sales markets and also bring much pleasure to the owner of Grovana watches in future. This is a Grovana men's watch from the Moonphase collection. It features a leather band with a stainless-steel case. The crystal is a antireflective sapphire with a black dial. Using only the highest quality Swiss movement with a solid case back. The case diameter measures 40 mm
A**R
Nice stylish watch with attractive Moon phase dial
Nice stylish watch with attractive Moon phase dial. Only thing is there is no way I can see to set the Moon phase to the proper date. When I received the watch, the Moon phase was set a few days ahead of actual phase. The crown has two set points to change time and date, but there is no way to change the phase I can see. Any help out there?
M**Y
Very prettywatch. Band is a bit stiff but not ...
Very pretty watch. Band is a bit stiff but not as bad as some I've had. I looked for a real Moon Phase watch for a long time and ran across this one by accident. A real Moon Phase watch is hard to find at this price. You set the Moon's Phase by turning the hands of the watch until it's good.
B**Y
Elegant watch and very nice feel and finish
Elegant watch and very nice feel and finish. Online image probably doesn't do it justice. I hesitated for a moment before I decided to buy, as it has a snap in back instead of screw in (I've found it a lot easier to change batteries in watches with screw in backs and I had associated snap in backs with cheaper watches). However, it's a thin watch and I assume this is the reason for the push in back - to keep bulk down. I've a few big and bulky watches and this makes a nice change; it feels more refined I suppose. I'm very happy with this watch. Setting the moon phase can be time consuming as there is no separate winding mechanism for this - you have to wind the hands round and round (and round) until the moon dial is at the correct position (and you're only likely to get the correct position when it's a full moon, as you then wind the moon dial to its central position). I felt like I was abusing the movement setting the moon phase, but I assume it can take all the winding. The second position of the crown sets the date.
F**5
Lovely watch.
Sent back the smaller version of this watch as it was too small for my liking. This is a lovely watch, and suitable for women also, not too large for slim wrists, although big. Excellent quality, it looks expensive and really stylish, I am really pleased with it. One thing though, to set the moon phase you have to move the hands quite a number of complete rotations to get it into the correct position, other than that, I would highly recommend it - chuffed with it!!!
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