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The History of the “Springfield Watch” of the New York Watch Company: Part 1

By Nathan Moore

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The American Machine Works Factory, 1851, Springfield, Massachusetts The Mozart Watch Following the failure of an innovative three-wheeled watch designed by Don J. Mozart, the Mozart Watch Company was reorganized as the New York Watch Company to manufacture a conventional watch movement. The "Mozart Watch"...

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c.1887 Hampden Watch Company 18-Size Gilt Movement with 7 Jewels, Grade ??? [Part 1]

By Nathan Moore

c.1887 Hampden Watch Company 18-Size Gilt Movement with 7 Jewels, Grade ??? I posted this watch this week for two reasons: 1. We frequently discuss watches at the upper end.

Boston Watch Company Private Label Hampden with Goold’s Patent Regulator

By Nathan Moore

Boston Watch Co. Private Label Movement #695384 with Goold's Patent Regulator Closeup of Frank C. Goold's Patent Regulator c.1877 "Boston Watch Co." private label manufactured by the Hampden Watch Company..

Happy 4th of July – Hampden Watch Company “John Hancock” Grade

By Nathan Moore

In Hampden Watch Company , History

Pictured: Hampden Watch Company “John Hancock” Grade, c.1906. Image Courtesy of Jones & Horan Auctions Happy 4th of July, everyone! The “John Hancock” grade was originally introduced by the New York Watch Company and continued in later production by the Hampden Watch Company. John Hancock...

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Innovative Watch Dials: The “Rate Dial” Designed to Indicate Speed of Travel

By Nathan Moore

New image transfer techniques at the end of the 19th century also yielded innovative and practical dial designs. The “Rate Dial” Designed to Indicate Speed of Travel, c.1895, Fitted on.

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