Benrus

Benrus
Company typePrivate
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded1921, New York, United States of America
FounderLazrus brothers
Headquarters
United States of America
Area served
Worldwide
Websitebenrus.com

Benrus is an American watchmaking and lifestyle company founded as a watch repair shop in New York City in 1921 by Romanian-American Benjamin Lazrus and his two brothers.[1][2] Benrus watches were worn for decades by the U.S. military from World War II through Vietnam.[3]

  1. ^ "Vintage Benrus Wristwatches". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  2. ^ Haines, Reyne; Dean, Judy (6 March 2011). Warman's Watches Field Guide (2nd ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4402-1439-4. OCLC 751133291.
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