South Bend

Newly Digitized: 1917 South Bend Material Catalog No. 2 with Serial Number List

By Nathan Moore

1917 South Bend No. 2 Material Catalog with South Bend Serial Number List The 1917 South Bend No. 2 Material Catalog is the newest addition to the growing library of horology resources on the Pocket Watch Database. This catalog also features the only known factory...

South Bend

People of Horology: The South Bend Watch Company Women, c.1915

By Nathan Moore

Women Workers from the South Bend Watch Company, Downtown South Bend, Indiana, c.1915 Watch companies often employed women to work in the factories. Smaller fingers were ideal for fine work.

Analysis , Dials , History , Patents & Innovations , Railroad Watches , Railroads

Ferguson Dial: Decoding the Swiss Style Codes Marked on Reverse

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Backs of Ferguson Dials with Swiss Style Codes. [Various Images Courtesy of Jones & Horan Auctions] Shortly after the Ferguson Dial Company was organized by Louis Buck Ferguson, dials.