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  2. Waltham Model 1857 - Wikipedia

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    The Waltham Model 1857 is a watch made by the American Watch Company, later called the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Model 1857 was first made in 1857. Prior to that year, pocket watches were not made of standard parts and repairing and making the watches was difficult and expensive. The American Watch Company created and ...

  3. Waltham Watch Company - Wikipedia

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    WALTHAM Premier pocket watch Vanguard Model 1908 16s 23j 10k Gold Filled circa 1943 Made in USA During World War II Waltham was an important contractor for the American military, producing timepieces for service personnel and timing devices for military ordinance, such as bombs and torpedoes, with the company's Waltham, Massachusetts factory ...

  4. Pocket watch - Wikipedia

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    Waltham model 1899 pocket watch movement Movement of a gold Elgin pocket watch, c. 1919. Pocket watch movements are occasionally engraved with the word "Adjusted", or "Adjusted to n positions". This means that the watch has been tuned to keep time under various positions and conditions. There are eight possible adjustments: Dial up; Dial down

  5. American system of watch manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Case back showing hinges, Waltham model 57 American made. Case back inside photo with hallmark of the Waltham watch company; a model 57. In 1850 Aaron Dennison partnered with Edward Howard, a reputable clockmaker. The two formed plans to construct a line of watches with interchangeable parts based on Dennison’s visit to the Springfield armory.

  6. How to Buy a Dress Watch - AOL

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    Original U.S. WWI Waltham Model 1907 “Trench Watch.” IMA USA. Pocket watches, however, posed problems during the First World War. Imagine trying to coordinate an infantry charge with a ...

  7. American Waltham Watch Company Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The earliest incarnation of the Waltham Watch Company was founded on this site in 1854, and demonstrated the complete creation of a watch under a single roof. The company went through a number of management and ownership changes, and was known as the American Waltham Watch Company when the first buildings of this facility were constructed ...

  8. E. Howard & Co. - Wikipedia

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    E. Howard & Co. was a clock and watch company formed by Edward Howard and Charles Rice in 1858, after the demise of the Boston Watch Company.The pair acquired some of the material and watches in progress, based upon a lien against the defunct company held by Rice, but they were unable to buy the existing factory or machinery, so they moved to Roxbury.

  9. United States Watch Company - Wikipedia

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    The United States Watch Company is a historic factory complex at 260 Charles Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built in 1886 and enlarged in 1901, it represents one of the most successful spinoffs of the American Waltham Watch Company , Waltham's dominant watchmaker of the late 19th century.

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