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Andrew Grima

Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (died 2007)

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Born
May 31, 1921
Died
December 26, 2007
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1921

About Andrew Grima

Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (died 2007) In 1970 he designed the "About Time" watch collection for Omega and in 1976 a collection of gold digital LED watches for Pulsar Grima won several awards for his contribution to the jewellery industry. He was the only jeweller to win the Duke of Edinburgh Prize for Elegant Design and won 13 De Beers Diamonds International Awards; more than any other jeweller. The family was artistic and creative: his father was an embroidery designer and Grima's brothers became architects, helping design his London showroom in 1966.

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  1. The family was artistic and creative: his father was an embroidery designer and Grima's brothers became architects, helping design his London showroom in 1966.
  2. In 1970 he designed the "About Time" watch collection for Omega and in 1976 a collection of gold digital LED watches for Pulsar Grima won several awards for his contribution to the jewellery industry.

The world when Andrew Grima was born

Andrew Grima was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Andrew Grima's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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