Case Companies

Policing the Case Back: The 1948 Codification of Watch Case Marks

By Nathan Moore

In Cases

In 1948, the Federal Trade Commission tightened U.S. watch-case practices by adopting rules that required clear, truthful disclosure of case composition. These rules set out detailed marking requirements and enforcement standards for honest descriptions of metals and finishes. Evidence of these practices was commonly seen...

Cases

Policing the Case Back: The FTC Trade-Practice Ban and the End of Time Guarantees for Watch Cases

By Nathan Moore

The National Gold & Silver Stamping Act, passed in 1906, was the most consequential law regulating markings on watch cases in the early 1900s. However, it quickly became apparent that.

Cases , History

Watch Factories and Watch Case Factories Active in 1890

By Nathan Moore

Seeger and Guernsey's Cyclopedia of The Manufacturers and Products of the United States Analyzing original sources is critical to understanding the American watch industry within the context of the era..