Background
Burki, Arde A. was born on May 7, 1924. Son of Oscar and Frieda Christen Burki.
Burki, Arde A. was born on May 7, 1924. Son of Oscar and Frieda Christen Burki.
Graduate, USNA, 1945. Graduate, C.O. Submarine, 1959—1961.
Marketing executive Bulova Watch Company, 1965—1970. Head marketing, sales advertising publications relations forecasting Seiko Time Corporation, 1970—1977. Head marketing Ronson Corporation, 1977—1978, Les Must de Cartier, 1979—1983.
President Schaffhausen Watch Company. Exclusive United States distributor IWC watches, Porsche Watches, and Porsche Design Products Schaffhausen Watch Corporation, 1984—1988, retired, 1988.
Married Barbara Strode Thacher, October 25, 1948. Children: Deborah Christen, Peter Gerret, Jeffrey Alan, Christopher Saltonstall.