New York Watch Manufacturing Co.

Early History of the New York Watch Company: Part 15 – Birth of the Hampden Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

"Hampden Watch Co." Dial The Financial Panic of 1873 and the ensuing economic decline placed the New York Watch Company on the brink of collapse. In August 1876, the company was forced to reorganize as The New York Watch Manufacturing Company to reopen the defunct...

New York Watch Company

Early History of the New York Watch Company: Part 14 – The Panic of 1873 and Fall of the New York Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

Panic of 1873 Bank RunFrank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper During the early 1870s, the New York Watch Company found success with a new line of 18-Size full-plate movements that were thriving.