Advertisement excerpt for the Model 1870 Crescent Street from the 1870 Joseph Gardner Catalog.
Author: Nathan Moore
Nathan Moore is a historian of American horology, avid watch collector, and the creator of the Pocket Watch Database. He enjoys researching the stories behind the watches manufactured by the American watch factories and the people that built the industry.
Crescent St., 18-Size, Key-Wind, Key-Set, Gilt Plates, 15 Jewels, Woerd's 1870 Patent Regulator, Gold Balance Screws, c.1871. The Waltham Model 1870 Crescent Street was the first watch to be designed.
Crescent St., 18-Size, Key-Wind, Key-Set, Gilt Plates, 15 Jewels, Woerd's 1870 Patent Regulator, Gold Balance Screws, c.1871. The Waltham Model 1870 Crescent Street was the first watch to be advertised.
Grade 41, Size 18, Open Face, Lever-Set, c.1895 The New York Standard Watch Company specialized in inexpensive watches for the low-end market. As a result, most have been “trashed” over the years and not many have survived in prime condition. However, I recently came across...
Grade 41, Size 18, Open Face, Lever-Set, c.1894 The New York Standard Watch Company specialized in inexpensive watches for the low-end market. As a result, most have been “trashed” over.
In 1911, the Hamilton Watch Company published a beautiful booklet with a simple dedication: “To the railroad men of America, that most efficient body of men who have made known.
Organized in April 1864 during the Civil War, the Tremont Watch Company represents an early building block in what would become the massive watch industry in America. A.O. Bigelow and Aaron Dennison aimed to produce a hybrid watch, leveraging cheap skilled labor in Switzerland for...
Newest Addition to the Digital Archive:The Howard Watch Catalogue No. 7 (1918) Full Online Catalog:https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/guide/company/e.-howard-watch-co.-keystone/catalogs/the-howard-watch-catalog-1918 In May 1918, the E. Howard Watch Works, under the management of the Keystone Watch.
The United States Watch Company in Marion represents one of the most monumental failures in the history of American horology. Shortly after the company was organized by Frederick A. Giles.
In 1864, Aaron L Dennison and A.O. Bigelow organized the Tremont Watch Company in Boston, Massachusetts. The objective was to produce a "hybrid" movement, leveraging cheap manufacturing in Zurich, Switzerland for the train and escapement while manufacturing the remaining parts in America. This brilliant arrangement...