Pocket Watch Database
Important Note
The Philadelphia Watch Company is not associated with the case manufacturing operation of the Philadelphia Watch Case Company.Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Years of Operation: 1868-1886
Production Jewels: 7-19 Jewels
Production Sizes: 18s, 16s, 8-6s
Total Production: ~12,000
Factory Building Status: Demolished
Average Rarity:
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Company Timeline
The Evening Telegraph, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTuesday, January 25, 1870
October 1868
The Philadelphia Watch Co. is organized by Eugene Paulus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Evening Telegraph, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTuesday, August 30, 1870
August 30, 1870
Chelestin and Hector Jacott embezzle approximately $50,000 from the Philadelphia Watch Co., where they are both officiers, and flee to Europe.
1886
The Philadelphia Watch Co. ceases operations.