Eaton Dial Company

William Sylvester Eaton – Inventor, Entrepreneur, Engraver, and Artist

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: William Sylvester Eaton, c.1924. William Sylvester Eaton was a pivotal figure in the American watch industry. After spending his childhood in Waltham, Massachusetts, Eaton moved to Sag Harbor, New York in the 1880s to accept a position at the Fahys Watch Case factory. Mr....

Dials , Factories , History , Production

The Eaton Dial Manufacturing Company Failure

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: The Eaton Dial Factory (2nd Floor of the Hampton Mills Building), c.1890s In March 1892, The Eaton Dial Manufacturing Company was organized with a capital stock of $7,000 at.

Dials , History

List of Failed American Dial Manufacturing Businesses from Swiss Import Market

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: “Western Special” Swiss Import Dial in the O’Hara Style, c.1900 By 1909, the O’Hara Waltham Dial Company was the last remaining independent dial manufacturing operation in America. Techniques developed.