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American Watchmakers Help Iraq Veterans

The American watchmakers volunteered to help the ex-serviceman of Iraq.  The first brand which took the iniative was Rolex. It is known that the United States is the core market of Rolex, but the operation goes far beyond the opportunistic reasons.

Rolex sponsors the program of the fund Fisher House, which consists in helping the family of the wounded “veterans”, who were repatriated to the United States and hospitalized. Fisher House builds “hotels” for the families which want to remain close to their relatives, hospitalized in the specialized institutions. Rolex has opened several Fisher Houses, recently in Dallas (Texas) and Los Angeles (California).

The American Watch Guild took another interesting initiative. It has just launched a program especially intended for veterans: the Watchmaker and Technician Training Programm for Disabled War Veterans and War Veterans. As its name suggests, this initiative aims at reinstating in the universe of work the handicapped ex-serviceman.

Under the direction of Bob Filotei (local owner of Panerai), the AWG develops a campaign for veterans, giving them the possibility to make a career in watch industry.

Thus, the immobilized people on wheel chairs or the wounded servicemen with reduced mobility will be able to get good wages. The American schools of clock industry will ensure the logistic support (tools, materials) for this program of instruction and technical training.