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Kocher, Sylvan & Cie SA + Eska MFG Co, Grenchen / Selzach, Switzland & Baltimore MD, U.S.A. Other Brand & Model names: Amphibian, Bonostar, Budy, Cedin, Dorna, Dower, Eska, Leadership, Megalo, Protex, ROYCE The company was founded in 1922 in Selzach. It was listed at Selzach in 1924 with no Eska. Eska was imported in the 1920s by Walter Kocher, NY. Royce was listed as a US import in 1951, using movements by A. Schid and ETA. Claimed in 1953 in an ad that they had launched "the first self-winding watch more than 20 years ago". In 1966 the company was listed as S. Kocher & Co, Eska. An ad in The Swis Watch 1972/73 showed two coin watches, one using a US $ 10 and one using a US $20 piece, saying "Eska, Royce for 50 years". I found two joint registrations for the TM: Fortima Trading AG Grenchen / Bettlach CH no 382690 15.05.1990 new 424982 KOCHER & CIE AG Grenchen CH no 246085 14.09.1996 R424982 I did find some registration for the first: http://www.hraag.ch/cgi-bin/fnrGet.cgi?fnr=2543000592&amt=241&lang=4&hrg_opt=1000 But did not find any for the latter (which does not mean that it did not exist). whereas the TM Royce seems now to belong to a German watch Company in U.S.A.: (LAST LISTED OWNER) TUTIMA UHRENFABRIK GMBH CORPORATION FED REP GERMANY TRENDELBUSHER WEG 16 - 18 GANDERKESEE FED REP GERMANY D-2875 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=clt9a.2.13 That's all I could find through the net, without spending any money for more research. I hope that your wife shall enjoy her watch! . References: Era for Royce watches From: salmonella Prev by Date: Era for Royce watches Next by Date: Re: Watch shopping on the Web Previous by thread: Era for Royce watches Index(es): Date Thread