Swiss Dials

Tariff Trouble: Imported Swiss Dials and the American Watch Industry

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: New York Standard Dial with “Swiss” Marking on Reverse, c.1905 Despite the numerous dial companies organized in the United States, only the O’Hara Waltham Dial Company was able to survive in the market for more than a few years. The largest challenge most dial...

Dials , History

List of Failed American Dial Manufacturing Businesses from Swiss Import Market

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: “Western Special” Swiss Import Dial in the O’Hara Style, c.1900 By 1909, the O’Hara Waltham Dial Company was the last remaining independent dial manufacturing operation in America. Techniques developed.

Dials , History , Parts

S. LaRose Metal Waltham Replacement Dial

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: S. LaRose Metal Waltham Replacement Dial, c.1980s. S. LaRose Inc., the clock and watch supply company that distributed the replica Ferguson Dial featured in the previous post, also supplied.

Ferguson Dial: Decoding the Swiss Style Codes Marked on Reverse

By Nathan Moore

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

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 were imported in larger batches from an unidentified company in Switzerland. The back of each...