Pocket Watch Database

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts

Years of Operation: 1857-1859

Predecessor: Tracy, Baker & Co.

Successor: American Watch Co.

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1857

The first C.T. Parker watch is produced by Appleton, Tracy, & Co.

June 1857

Tracy, Baker, & Co. is reorganized as Appleton, Tracy, & Co. in Waltham, Massachusetts.

1858

The first P.S. Bartlett watch is produced by Appleton, Tracy, & Co.

1858

The first Appleton, Tracy, & Co signed watch is produced by Appleton, Tracy, & Co.

December 1858

Appleton, Tracy, & Co. manufacturers its first chronodrometer.

1859

Appleton, Tracy, & Co. consolidates with the Waltham Improvement Co. and Imp Co. on January 1 to form the American Watch Co.