The Rockford Watch Company introduced its first watches to the market in 1876 in the midst of a country-wide economic depression. Despite the difficult challenge, strategic marketing efforts helped the Rockford Watch Company to thrive. In 1882, the company distributed a small brochure detailing the...
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I recently digitized the Price List of Material: [Illinois] Springfield Watch Company pamphlet, originally published August 1, 1875. This material catalog covers early grades Stuart, Bunn, Miller, Currier, Hoyt, Mason, and Bates..
The information provided within the Pocket Watch Database website is constantly being improved and refined. Despite the care and attention that is exercised while adding and augmenting the information, inaccuracies.
The already well-established Seth Thomas Clock Company manufactured pocket watches from 1884 to 1915. The movements varied in quality, from low-end 7-Jewel watches to the prestigious 25-Jewel Maiden Lane. Existing Seth Thomas factory records from this era of pocket watch manufacturing are sparse. Fortunately, a...
As my interest in pocket watches increased, so did my curiosity to discover how they work - what really makes them tick. I began disassembling a few of the cheaper.