The American Waltham Watch Company of Waltham, Mass., originally founded in 1850 as Howard, Davis, and Dennison, was one of the first American companies to mass-produce watch movements on an assembly line, making watches more affordable.
Waltham made most every type of watch, a feat matched by no other American company. This included high-end railroad watches, repeater watches that chimed on the hour, high-end chronographs, and stop watches. By the time it closed its doors in the 1950s, Waltham had produced millions of pocket and wrist watches, compasses, and speedometers.
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Tom McIntyre’s reference site on antique watches, especially those made by the American Watch Company (later know… [more]
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