Pocket Watch Database
Important Note
The United States Watch Co. of Waltham, Massachusetts should not be confused with the more common American Waltham Watch Co. If the movement is NOT marked "U.S. Watch Co." or "United States Watch Co." please conduct a lookup under the American Waltham Watch Company.Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
Years of Operation: 1885-1904
Successor: E. Howard Watch Co. (Keystone)
Purchased by the Philadelphia Watch Case Co., 1901, and consolidated with the E. Howard Watch Co. (Keystone), 1903
Production Jewels: 7-21 Jewels
Production Sizes: 18s, 16s, 6s, 0s
Total Production: 362,000
Average Rarity:
Special Research Assistance: Andy Dervan
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July 1884
The United States Watch Co. is founded in Waltham, Massachusetts with a capital of $50,000.
1887
The first U.S. Watch Co. movement is produced, a 16s stem-wind 3/4-plate watch with a raised plate. The movement is not successful, and some attribute the lack of sales to the need for a custom case.
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaFriday, April 19, 1901
April 18, 1901
The United States Watch Co. factory is purchased by the Philadelphia Watch Case Co. for $125,000.
1904
The United States Watch Co. is purchased by the Keystone Watch Case Co. and began manufacturing movements for the E. Howard Watch Co. brand.