A Long-Running Horology Business
Schvarcz Brothers traced its roots to the late nineteenth century and operated in Budapest under Arnold and Antal Schvarcz until 1949.
Chess-Clock Advertising
During the 1930s the firm advertised chess clocks and identified itself as the exclusive Hungarian representative of the foreign H.A.U. chess-clock factory.
Historical Significance
Schvarcz is best understood as an importer, representative, and retailer. Its importance lies in distribution: it made foreign timing equipment commercially available to Hungarian clubs before the postwar factories changed the scale of domestic production.