Dugena watches
by David Barth
written June 2003
Dugena
The German watch brand Dugena dates back to the 'Union Horlogere', a guild founded by watchmakers in Switzerland in 1900. Around 1917, the watch factories
in Biel-Genf-Glashutte merged with the united Glashutten Alpina, which subsequently, set up a branch in Germany under the name of 'Alpina Deutsche
Uhrmachergenossenschaft' (Alpina German watchmaker's guild). The circle in the triangle was the Alpina logo that signified quality in Germany.
The name 'Dugena German watchmakers guild' appeared for the first time in 1942 in Berlin, when it was decided to change the name from Alpina to Dugena. At
that time, the circle in the triangle became the Dugena logo.
Today, the brand-name Dugena combines watchmakers quality with modern design, and offers not only the popular Dugena ornament watches but also
fashionable sports watches and jewellery.
The Dugena Valjoux 773x family was introduced in 1969, and production ceased in 1978. Fewer than two million movements were produced.
Valjoux Movements:
7733 - a hand-wound chronograph movement with a 30 or 45 minute counter.
7734 - a hand-wound chronograph movement with a running at 18.000 a/h with added date function.The yellow hands are reminiscent of the Omega Dynamic
Chronograph.
7736 - a hand-wound chronograph movement with a 12 hour counter.
In 1978, when the company disbanded, the Russians got the remains of the Valjoux 7734 production line, and modified this movement. The Poljot 3133 movement,
as the Valjoux 7734 movement was named by the Russians, is still widely available in many Russian chronographs.