Our great-great-great grandfather B. Reinin was born in Shklow, Belarus. After moving to Moscow, he became the first in our family, on record, to enter the watch and clock industry.

In an effort to avoid high customs duties on finished timepieces, B. Reinin’s factory produced clocks and watches from unassembled, often Swiss, parts.

B. Reinin’s factory was the first in Moscow to replace the foot and hand production method with a mechanical one. His watch and clock factory became one of the largest in Moscow at that time.

After the 1917 Russia Revolution, B. Reinin’s factory was taken over by the state as part of the new “Trust of Precision Mechanics.”

B. Reinin’s grandson, Leon Zuckermann, who fled Russia in 1914, incorporated “Benedict Watch Co..”

Leon Zuckermann’s son, Boris, joined forces with his father to develop the business further. According to Boris, the factory was producing 15,000-20,000 pieces per year for the Benedict brand and other private labels.

Boris Zuckermann patented the Benedict Park-O-Phon, a watch with a manually-wound alarm created to assist its wearer in avoiding parking tickets.

The Benedict Watch Co. was sold for its assets shortly before the infamous ‘Quartz Crisis.’

The Adam Benedict brand is established. Not only do we share a name with B. Reinin and Benedict, we also share an interest in creating timepieces in an innovative manner.