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The Dakota Watch Company is a retail and service company that specializes in watches and watch accessories. The company was founded in 1945 by Albert Coober under the name ''Coober'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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=United States Patent 6234668 )〕 The company is operated by Albert Cooper's two sons, David and Martin Cooper, and now has 117 locations across the United States (mostly in the eastern half). Dakota remains one of the largest watch retailers based in the United States. ==Brands== The Dakota Watch Company creates timepieces under the following brand names: * Dakota * Berenger * Fusion * Jean Paul * Moxie In addition to watches, the Dakota company also designs and manufactures steel, leather, rubber, and copper jewelry and watch bands. At larger locations, Dakota kiosks sell other brand names as well, such as Kenneth Cole and Timex. Since Dakota has a partnership with Citizen, kiosks carry and warranty Q&Q brand watches (the sister company of Citizen) as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dakota Watch Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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