Pocket Watch Database

Location: Freeport, Illinois

Years of Operation: 1874-1875

A factory fire destroyed nearly all of the movements manufacturered by the company, making surviving watches extremely rare.

Production Jewels: 15-19 Jewels

Production Sizes: 18s

Total Production: ~400 (Roughly 20 Survived)

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Company Timeline
Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois
Tuesday, February 2, 1875

1874

The Freeport Watch Manufacturing Co. begins operations in Freeport, Illinois.

1874

The Freeport Watch Manufacturing Co. purchases the factory equipment from the Mozart Watch Co. for $1,000 cash and $50,000 stock.

The Belvidere Standard, Belvidere, Illinois
Tuesday, October 26, 1875

October 21, 1875

Fire destorys the Freeport Watch Fanufacturing Co. factory and all equipment and material is lost. Having only been insured for $30,000, the company decides to disband. Many officiers and stockholders of the company are brought to trial, suspected of arson, but found not guilty.