In 1869, Charles Vander Woerd designed the 18-Size movement that would eventually be known as the "Model 1870" from the "Nashua Department" at the American Watch Company in Waltham. The.
The American Watch Company debuted the first "Crescent Street" movement in March 1870 as a watch designed for railway service and advertised as the "American Railroad Watch." The "Crescent Street".
By 1868, the American Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts, had built the foundation for the watch industry in the United States and secured a place as the premier leader in.
In early 1866, Frederick A. Giles received two separate patents for watch plate designs - one would become the iconic "butterfly cutout" that collectors associate with watches from the United.
Earlier this week, I purchased a Seth Thomas pocket watch without seeing images of the movement, sometimes called "buying the dial." While the watch is in transit, I thought it.
The first model introduced by the United States Watch Company (Marion) featured a beautiful "butterfly cutout," revealing the escapement typically hidden away from view. The top plate design used for.
