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stew77 wrote:
mcwright wrote: Willieboy wrote:
Hello ND,
As I understand it both companies get their watches from the same sourse, who's name, of course, I forgot. Steinhart had to establish themselves in the USA using a different name due to copyright issues as I understand it. They chose Debaufre. This is all from memory so don't take it to the bank.
This is correct. Steinhart sells under its name in Europe and Debaufre is the name created for the U.S. Yes, there was a forum for Debaufre. But, it went away when there was little or no contact from the new owners.
Grovana supposedly makes the cases for the Ocean and GMT diver-style watches. Robert watches (still in business) also has some connection (or did) to Steinhart.
I would just add that currently...(Year 2010)...Steinhart and Debaufre have absolutely no business connection whatsoever...all previous relationships (ie. Europe to USA) have been completely disolved and they are separate, non-related companies today with separate owners, marketing, and customer service.
You will notice the "old" watch designs shared common design elements (even identical except for branding differences). The NEW designs from these two companies share no commonality IMO.
Thanks for the info! It seems that Steinhart has been pulling away a bit in the design of their watches of late. Or, so it seems to me. 
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