
Author: Nathan Moore

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.
Full Online Catalog:https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/guide/company/hampden/catalogs/hampden-watch-co.-material-catalog-price-list-1883 In June 1883, the Hampden Watch Company distributed this material catalog, offering parts for movements manufactured at the factory in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the time, the company.
Early in the history of American watchmaking, the bustling town of Springfield, Massachusetts produced fine watch movements for a nation eager for a new start following the Civil War. For.
In May 1878, the Illinois Springfield Watch Company distributed this price list catalog, featuring their full line of 18-Size and new 8-Size Ladies’ watches. Due to financial strains, the company.
Newest Addition to the Digital Archive: Elgin National Watch Co. Price List of Material - No. 3 (1875) Full Online Catalog: https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/guide/company/elgin/catalogs/elgin-national-watch-co.-price-list-material-catalog-1875 In April 1875, the Elgin National Watch Company.
