Pocket Watch Database
Location: Berkeley, California
Years of Operation: 1876-1877
Predecessor: Cornell Watch Co.
Successor: Western Watch Co.
Reorganized from The Cornell Watch Co., 1876 and Purchased by the Independent Watch Co.
Production Jewels: 11-19 Jewels
Production Sizes: 18s
Total Production: ~5,000
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Company Timeline
California Watch Co. Factory, 1876 - "Berkeley, the first seventy-five years" 1876
The Cornell Watch Co. is moved to Berkeley, California and renamed the California Watch Co. A new factory is constructed at the cost of $10,000.
The Indiana Herald, Huntington, IndianaWednesday, February 23, 1876
July 1876
After suffering from financial and reputation issues, The California Watch Co. ceases operations and Albert Troller of the Rockford Watch Co. finishes all remaining movements.
1877
The company equipment is sold to The Independent Watch Co.
October 22, 1899
The original factory in Berkeley built by the California Watch Co. is destroyed by fire.