The WatchTime Q&A: Grenon’s of Newport Founder Raymond Grenon
Avid watch collector and founder of Grenon?s of Newport Raymond Grenon has devoted 20 years to dealing high-end vintage timepieces at his store located on Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. WatchTime recently had the opportunity to chat with Ray to discuss how he is holding up during the pandemic, what emotional connection watches play in his life, and his thoughts on brands introducing technology-produced wristwatches.
Grenon’s of Newport: 210 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840.
CV: I heard you collect Tissot RockWatches: what emotional value do those have in your life currently"
RG: I was a thirteen-year-old kid [who] knew nothing about watches but the fact that Tissot made one out of a rock grabbed my attention. When I discovered that the yellow hour hand and red minute hand were the colors of the trail markers on the Swiss Alps, that is when I [realized] there was a story [behind that watch] and wanted to learn more about the history. I was obsessed and had to have every color, variation and size. Those watches are still the most important ones to me; I own roughly one hundred. Two weeks ago, Newport was hit with a terrible storm ? six inches of water were streaming through my office and the first thing I saved were my old Tissot watches from the 1980s.
Tissot Blue Granite RockWatch Ref. R151.
CV: Did Tissot produce any watches out of clear quartz or other gems similar"
RG: There were different types of garnet and jasper used. Th...
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