They made high-end Railroad watches, repeater watches that chimed on the hour, high-end chronographs, stop watches. And second, they made pretty much every type of watch, which no other American company did. There were smaller companies that made watches by hand as far back as the 1700s, but Waltham was the first American company to use the assembly line to mass-produce watches. It’s the oldest American watch company in terms of mass production. There are two things that I love about Waltham.
Goldberg: I really prefer the Waltham pocket watches, made by the American Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. “Waltham was the first American company to mass-produce watches on an assembly line.” Collectors Weekly: Who’s your favorite manufacturer? I also found watches on eBay, back when eBay was starting, the mid to late 90s, you could go on and find some good bargains. I joined the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, the NAWCC, and they had regular meetings where you could meet with other collectors and buy, sell, and trade with them. I used to go to the Brimfield Antique Show out in Western Massachusetts that happened twice a year. I find pocket watches in a variety of places, flea markets and antique shows. I love holding a little piece of history in my hands. Pretty soon they just started growing on me. A couple months later I saw another very nice antique pocket watch with a pretty dial on it, and I thought, I’m not collecting or anything, but I’ll have two. I was impressed by it, over a hundred years old and still running. I happened to find one at an antique flea market. I got started collecting pocket watches partly because I hated wearing wristwatches I used to carry my wristwatch in my pocket, so I thought why not just try getting a pocket watch. 16 size Hamilton model “992” Railroad dial
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