Marion Watch Company

The First Cutout Plate Design Patented by Frederick A. Giles for the United States Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

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 States Watch Company (Marion), while the other was never used in general production. Giles patented...

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c.1869 United States Watch Co. (Marion) John W. Lewis Watch with Button Setting Mechanism

By Nathan Moore

The United States Watch Company sold the "John W. Lewis" grade in both key-wind and stem-wind configurations. The particular watch, #27571, is a stem-wind movement equipped with a desirable button.

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c.1870 United States Watch Co. (Marion) No. 60 “John W. Lewis” Button-Set Watch

By Nathan Moore

John W. Lewis Marion Watch, c.1870 - Button-Set Movement This watch, manufactured by the United States Watch Company around 1870, features a patented button-set mechanism requiring a special case with.

c.1866 CDV Photograph of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey

By Nathan Moore

In Factories , History , Marion Watch Co. , United States Watch Co. (Marion)

c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey (Reverse) If I could magically be transported to one of the original watch factories to see it in person,...