James Haswell

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 41: The Swiss Operation – The Crausaz Factory

By Nathan Moore

In Factories

Pictured: Palladium Alloy Non-Magnetic Balance from a Badollet Non-Magnetic Watch Company Grade 73 Movement The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in Switzerland was more complex than most American watch factories. Production spanned several factories, with many different companies working together to manufacture...

Factories

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 40: The Swiss Operation – The Aeby Factory

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Early Columbus Watch Company Movement Manufactured by the Aeby Factory in Madretsch [Image Courtesy of Jones & Horan Auctions] The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in.

Factories , History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 38: The Swiss Operation – The Tiffany Factory at Place Cornavin

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Tiffany & Co. Watch Factory, Place Cornavin in Geneva [Advertisement Published in The Swiss Chronicle, August 10, 1875]. The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in Switzerland.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 37: The Swiss Operation – Geneva Headquarters

By Nathan Moore

In History

Pictured: Location of Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company Headquarters in the Mont-Blanc complex in Geneva (Middle Building), Promotion for the Grand Hotel de Russie, c.1880s. The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in Switzerland was more complex than most American watch factories. Production spanned...