Paillard

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 45: Inside The Badollet Model

By Nathan Moore

In Parts

Pictured: Deconstructed Parts from a Grade No. 73 Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of America Movement, #65426 An inspection of the Badollet Model sold by the Non-Magnetic Watch Company reveals the movement is well constructed. As indicated by the company name, the prominent feature of the movement...

Production

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 44: The Badollet Model Grades

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Grade No. 73 Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of America Movement, #61818 The Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company introduced the Badollet Model movements to the American market in 1887. This model, representing.

Adjustments

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 43: The Swiss Operation – The Adjusters

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Grade No. 71 Movement Cut, 1893 Marshall Field & Co. Catalog The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in Switzerland was more complex than most American watch.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 42: The Swiss Operation – The Boulanger Factory

By Nathan Moore

In Dials

Pictured: Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of America Enamel Dial 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 the non-magnetic watches for the American...

Factories

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

By Nathan Moore

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.

Factories

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 39: The Swiss Operation – The Badollet Factory

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Illustrations Exhibiting the Factory of J.J. Badollet in Geneva, Switzerland. The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in Switzerland was more complex than most American watch factories..

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 35: Theodore Gribi’s Experiments

By Nathan Moore

In Science

Pictured: “Paillard’s Non-Magnetic Balances” Illustrations (Theodore Gribi), Western Electrician, September 22, 1888 After non-magnetic watches and anti-magnetic shields were introduced to the market in the 1880s, the industry was flooded with experiments testing the effectiveness of these new innovations in the presence of magnetism. In...

Adjustments

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 34: Challenge of Positional Adjustment on Palladium Hairsprings

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Non-Magnetic Watch Company Grade No. 100 Extra, Especially Adjusted by Alexis Favre, 1888 Catalog Page Reproduced in the June 1989 Issue of the NAWCC Bulletin, “Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of.

Catalogs & Resources

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 33: 1887 Grade List

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company Advertisement, The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, December 1887 [NAWCC Library] The Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company published an early grade list in the December 1887.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 32: Initial Models Introduced to the American Market

By Nathan Moore

In Adjustments

Pictured: Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company Advertisement, Electrical Review, September 3, 1887 In February 1887, General advertisements for the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company began appearing in the United States. However, most of these promotions did not include illustrations. The advertisements that were more illustrative only featured...

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