Saturday, May 15, 2021

RIVER JOURNAL--A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES--THE CROTON WATCH COMPANY BY PETER DREXLER

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RIVER JOURNAL ONLINE---A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES--THE CROTON WATCH COMPANY BY PETER DREXLER 

When I first moved to Croton-on-Hudson in 1986, I was roped into contributing a dollar to a raffle, and, lo and behold, I won Croton Watch! It’s been a prized possession of mine all these years.

The Croton Watch Company had its headquarters and assembly plant at 35 South Riverside Avenue in Croton.  

I’ve always wondered, though, how a watch company wound up in our wonderful little village by the Croton Dam, surrounded by the Croton River and Hudson River. Read more at  https://riverjournalonline.com/business/a-tale-of-two-villages-croton-watch-company/23762/

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