United States Watch Co. (Marion)

c.1870 United States Watch Co. (Marion) No. 60 “John W. Lewis” Button-Set Watch

By Nathan Moore

John W. Lewis Marion Watch, c.1870 - Button-Set Movement This watch, manufactured by the United States Watch Company around 1870, features a patented button-set mechanism requiring a special case with a provisioned button on the exterior. The owner would depress the button and turn the...

c.1866 CDV Photograph of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey

By Nathan Moore

c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey (Reverse) If I could.

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United States Watch Company (Marion) Serial Lookup Database

By 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.

Marion Watch Company Material Being Sold As Late As 1893

By Nathan Moore

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An advertisement published in the March 22, 1893 issue of the Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review supports the fact that Marion Watch Company movements and parts were still being sold by Olof Johnson from old inventory as late as 1893. The copy offers 500 movements,...

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Newest Addition to the Digital Archive: United States Watch Co. Marion Watches Price List of Movements (1872)

By Nathan Moore

In 1872, the United States Watch Company (Marion) distributed this price list to the trade, detailing the impressive products offered by the company, including their innovative “pendant winders.” At the.