The Thiel Brothers  Germany

Siegmund Thiel started out in 1862 with a modest tobacco pipe
factory along with his sons, Christian and George.  As a side
line they ran a small brass hardware store and in 1878
produced an inexpensive pocket watch that was 12 hour windup.
In 1901 they incorporated and began designing and constructing
machinery.

The company survived WW I and the great depression through
aggressive world marketing and sacrifices by all the workers.

Sometime around 1905 the Thiel's became associated with the 
Gebruder family.

Thiel clocks and watches became a household word.  The company
was drafted in the military production program of the
"Third Reich" economy system.  After WW II the company changed
to VEB (people owned) corporation of GDR (German Democratic
Republic).

V = Volts (People
E = Eigener (Owned)
B = Betreib (Enterprise)

1919 - clocks - watches - movements and parts for the trade

1920 - stamping and cold pressing plant for clock cases,
watches and parts for the trade.

1921 - clocks and watches and all types of pocket and wrist
watches.

1924 - clocks, watches, wristwatches, pocket alarm clocks,
pedimeter, hall and wall clocks, watch stands.

1926 - ACCURATIC watches, clocks and parts for the trade.

1929 - pocket/wrist watches and parts.  Motto:  Pocket and
Wristwatches the Happy Unification of inexpensive and Quality
Timekeeper.  (trade name = Thiel Lever)

Various names used on wrist watches, pocket watches and clocks.

Hubertus, Hector, Sportic, Jupiter, Startic, Ceres, Venus,
Lola, Vineta, Surprise, Darling, Divina, Start, Orion, & Lever.

In 1937 they celebrated the 75th anniversary.

Regards,

Tim Sweet
M.O.S.T Watch & Clock Co.
Website:  http://www.tritco.com/most/most1.html
Member: NAWCC, BHI, AWI