The Locomotive Engineers' Journal

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 25: The Railroad Market

By Nathan Moore

In Railroad Watches

Pictured: Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company Advertisement, Locomotive Engineers’ Journal, August 1887 As soon as the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company was able to introduce their new watches to the American market, the company advertised to the railroad industry, targeting “locomotive engineers, firemen, conductors, and employees of...

History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 22: Edison’s Endorsement

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Thomas Edison’s Endorsement of the Non-Magnetic Watch Co., Locomotive Engineers’ Monthly Journal, February 1888. The American Waltham Watch Company introduced a non-magnetic watch to compete with the Non-Magnetic Watch.

History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 21: The Non-Magnetic Wars

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Waltham Non-Magnetic Watch Advertisement, The Locomotive Engineers’ Journal, February 1888. Just as the Non-Magnetic Watch Company launched their innovative non-magnetic watches in the United States, the American Waltham Watch.