Dakota Watch Company
Encyclopedia
The Dakota Watch Company is a retail
and service company that specializes in watch
es and watch accessories. The company was founded in 1945 by Albert Cooper under the name Cooper's Fixery in Cincinnati, Ohio
. At the time, the company's products consisted mostly of a variety of services ranging from scissor
sharpening to watch repair. In the early 1980s the company changed its focus to watches (both sales and repair) and was accordingly renamed Cooper's Watchworks (Cooper's Watch World in some locations).
In 1999 the company was again renamed, this time as Dakota Watch Company. This move was an attempt to move the Dakota brand into the forefront of the watch industry and identify it with the store name . Around the same time, Dakota began to design their own watches. This new venture into design also allowed the company to break into the watch world as an innovator in the Clip Watch movement.
The company is operated by Albert Cooper's two sons, David and Martin Cooper, and now has 150 locations across the United States
(mostly in the eastern half). Dakota remains one of the largest watch retailers based in the United States.
Retailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
and service company that specializes in watch
Watch
A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket, with wristwatches being the most common type of watch used today. They evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were...
es and watch accessories. The company was founded in 1945 by Albert Cooper under the name Cooper's Fixery in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. At the time, the company's products consisted mostly of a variety of services ranging from scissor
Scissors
Scissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin...
sharpening to watch repair. In the early 1980s the company changed its focus to watches (both sales and repair) and was accordingly renamed Cooper's Watchworks (Cooper's Watch World in some locations).
In 1999 the company was again renamed, this time as Dakota Watch Company. This move was an attempt to move the Dakota brand into the forefront of the watch industry and identify it with the store name . Around the same time, Dakota began to design their own watches. This new venture into design also allowed the company to break into the watch world as an innovator in the Clip Watch movement.
The company is operated by Albert Cooper's two sons, David and Martin Cooper, and now has 150 locations across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(mostly in the eastern half). Dakota remains one of the largest watch retailers based in the United States.
Watch brands
The Dakota Watch Company creates watches under the following brand names:- Dakota
- Berenger
- Fusion
- Jean Paul
External links
- Official web site
- Amazing Tech Product Awards for Dakota Mag Flip Clip Watch
- Indeed.com Dakota Watch Company Profile
- Campist Review of Angler III award winning design from Dakota Watch Company
- Medication Organizers and Talking Reminders from the Dakota Watch Company
- XOM Review of Dakota Watch Company