American Watch Manufacturers Watch Manufacturing Companies Operating in the United States19th & 20th CenturyThe list of companies that manufactured watches in the United States in the 1800-1900's is far longer than most people realize. Watch manufacturing was truly one of the 'high-tech' industries of its day, and there were many 'start-up' watch companies, only some of which achieved commercial success. Some of the industrial giants of the day made their names in the watch manufacturing industry.The companies listed below were known to have operated and produced watches in the United States in the 1800s and 1900s. A few of these companies survived well into the 20th century and some underwent multiple name changes and reorganizations. Dates may overlap when tracing the family-tree of a particular company.In most cases, companies listed herein actually manufactured watches in the USA and were not just importers of European movements, but there may be exceptions. Dates are approximate as company records are inconsistent in many cases.

1. Jacob And Co Astronomia Watch
2. Jacob And Company Watches

CompanyYears of OperationAdams & Perry Watch Mfg. Co.1874 - 1877J. Allison1853 - 1890American Horologe Co.1851 - 1851American Repeating Watch Co.1885 - 18921885 - 1921American Watch Co.1859 - 1885American Repeating Watch Co.1885 - 1892Ansonia Clock Co.1896 - 1929Appleton, Tracy & Co.1857 - 1859Appleton Watch Co.1901 - 1903Auburndale Watch Co.1876 - 1883Aurora Watch Co.1883 - 18921879 - 1969Bannatyne Watch Co.1905 - 1911Benedict & Burnham Co.1855 - 1870Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co.1870 - 1880Boston Watch Co.1853 - 1857E. Bowman1879 - 1882Brown, Robert & Sons1883 - 1856J.

Jacob And Co Astronomia Watch

Brown & Sharpe1856 -?California Watch Co.1876 - 1877Cheshire Watch Co.1883 - 1890Chicago Watch Co.1895 - 1903Columbia Watch Co.1896 - 18991874 - 1903Cornell Watch Co.1870 - 1876Corona Watch Co.ca. 1900Crescent Watch Co.? CompanyYears of OperationJacob D. Custer1840 - 18451920 - 19251888 - 1930Edgemere Watch Co.?1864 - 1964Excelsior Watch Co.?Charles Fasoldt1849 - 1878Fitchburg Watch Co.1875 - 1878E.H. Flint1877 - 18791881 - 1885Freeport Watch Mfg.

Co.1874 - 1875Smith D. French1866 - 18781809 - 1825L.

Jacob And Company Watches

Goddard & Co.1817 - 1825P & D Goddard1825 - 1842D Goddard & Son1842 - 1850Luther D. Goddard1850 - 1857Goddard & Co.1857 - 1860D. Goddard & Co.1860 - 1872Jonas G.

Hall1850 - 18901892 - 19641877 - 1930Herman von der Heydt1883 - 1895Howard Davis & Dennison1850 - 18511857 - 1861Howard Clock & Watch Co.1861 - 18631902 - 1930Howard Watch & Clock Co.1863 - 1881E. Howard Watch & Clock Co.1881 - 1903. SPONSORED ADVERTISEMENTS CompanyYears of Operation1892 - 1922Illinois Springfield Watch Co.1869 - 1879Illinois Watch Co.1885 - 1927Independent Watch Co.1875 - 1881Robt H. Ingersoll & Bros.1892 - 1922E.

Ingraham Co.1912 - 1968Keyless Watch Co.?Keystone Standard Watch Co.1886 - 1891Keystone Watch Case Co.1885 - 19271890 - 1930Lancaster Watch Co.1879 - 1886Lancaster Penn Watch Co. Ltd.1877 - 1879Manhattan Watch Co.1883 - 1891Manistee Watch Co.1908 - 1912Marion Watch Co.1872 - 1874McIntyre Watch Co.1908 - 1911Melrose Watch Co.1866 - 1868Mozart Watch Co.1864 - 1870Nashua Watch Co.1859 - 1862National Watch Co.1864 - 1874Newark Watch Co.1864 - 1870New England Watch Co.1898 - 1914New Haven Watch Co.1883 - 1887New Haven Clock & Watch Co.1853 - 1956New Jersey Watch Co.ca. 1888New York Chronograph Watch Co.1880 - 1885New York City Watch Co.1890 - 1897New York Watch Co.1866 - 18751885 - 1929New York Watch Mfg. Co.1875 - 1876Non-Magnetic Watch Co.1887 - 1905Otay Watch Co.1889 - 1894.

CompanyYears of OperationD. Palmer Watch Co.1864 - 1875Peerless Watch Co.ca. 1892Peoria Watch Co.1885 - 18951838 - 1852Potter Watch Co.1855 - 1875George P. Reed1865 - 1885Quick Train Rockford Watch Co.?Railroad Watch Co.ca. 18961873 - 1915Rock Island Watch Co.1871 - 1872Royal Gold American Watch Co.?San Jose Watch Co.1891 -?1883 - 19151903 - 1929Springfield Illinois Watch Co.1879 - 1885Standard Watch Co.

Of Minn.?Standard Watch Co. Of Syracuseca. Stevens Watch Co.1882 - 1887Suffolk Watch Co.1899 - 1901Tracy Baker & Co.1857 - 18571885 - 1908Tremont Watch Co.1864 - 18661865 - 18771885 - 1906Union Watch Co.?Wallingford Watch Co.?1851 - 1957Warren Mfg. Co.1851 - 1853Washington Watch Co.1872 - 1874Washington Street Watch Co.?Waterbury Watch Co.1879 - 1898E. Co.1834 - 18971899 -?Western Watch Co.ca. 1880Wichita Watch Co.1887 - 1888.