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2. List of most expensive watches sold at auction - Wikipedia

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   As of December 2022, the most expensive watch (and wristwatch) ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, fetching US$31.19 million (31,000,000 CHF) in Geneva on 9 November 2019. [3][4] The most expensive pocket watch ever sold at auction is the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication, fetching US$23.98 ...

3. Railroad chronometer - Wikipedia

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   The Waltham Watch Company and the Elgin Watch Company were both used as early as the 1860s and 1870s [4] [5] as railroad standard watches. Later, Hamilton Watch Company, Illinois Watch Company and many of the other American watch manufacturers all produced railroad-grade watches like the Ball Watch Company.

4. Tourneau - Wikipedia

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   Tourneau, LLC. Tourneau, LLC is a luxury watch retailer established in 1900 and based in the United States. In 2018 Tourneau was purchased by the European retailer, Bucherer AG. The company carries over 8,000 styles of men’s and women’s watches from nearly 40 luxury brands. Tourneau also sells certified pre-owned watches; offering a trade ...

5. Gruen Watch Co. - Wikipedia

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   In 1923 the company moved into a new facility, in Biel/Bienne. In marketing and advertising, the Gruen Watch Company used 1876, and later, 1874, as its official founding date. The 1876 date is actually the founding date of the Columbus Watch Company, and the 1874 date is actually the year that Dietrich Gruen's first patent was issued.

6. American Waltham Watch Company Historic District - Wikipedia

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   September 28, 1989. The American Waltham Watch Company Historic District encompasses the former factory of the Waltham Watch Company, the leading American watch manufacturer of the 19th century and the city's largest employer. Located on Crescent Street and the banks of the Charles River, the surviving elements of its manufacturing facility ...

7. Wittnauer - Wikipedia

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   History. Albert Wittnauer was a Swiss immigrant who arrived in New York City in 1872 at the age of 16, and was employed by his brother-in-law, Eugene Robert, an importer of Swiss watches. He began working for his brother-in-law, Eugene Robert. Albert Wittnauer felt there was a market in America for a lower priced Swiss made watch.

8. Bulova - Wikipedia

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   Revenue. US$164 million (2022) [1] Parent. Citizen Watch. Website. bulova.com. Bulova is an American timepiece manufacturing company that was founded in 1875 and has been owned by Japanese multinational conglomerate Citizen Watch Co. since 2008. The company makes watches, clocks and accessories, and it is based in New York City.

9. Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication - Wikipedia

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   The watch was sold at Sotheby's for a record-breaking $11,002,500 to an anonymous bidder in New York City on 2 December 1999. [18] From 2001 to 2005, the Supercomplication was exhibited at the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. [6] The new owner was later revealed to be a member of the Qatari Royal Family, Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani.