American Waltham Watch Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Waltham_Watch_Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:wristwatch
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkbp:buildingType	gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company_Factory
gptkbp:category	Defunct companies based in Massachusetts Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1957 Manufacturing companies established in 1850 Watch manufacturing companies of the United States
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1957
gptkbp:exportedTo	gptkb:Asia gptkb:Europe gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:founded	1850
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison gptkb:David_Davis gptkb:Edward_Howard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	American Waltham Watch Company
gptkbp:industry	watchmaking
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:museum	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution gptkb:National_Watch_and_Clock_Museum
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Charles_Vander_Woerd gptkb:Royal_E._Robbins
gptkbp:notableEvent	first to use interchangeable parts in watchmaking supplied watches to U.S. military in World War I supplied watches to U.S. military in World War II won awards at international exhibitions won gold medal at 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
gptkbp:notableFor	pioneering mass production of watches
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:Waltham_Crescent_Street gptkb:Waltham_Model_1857 gptkb:Waltham_Riverside gptkb:Waltham_Vanguard
gptkbp:numberOfWatchesProduced	over 35 million
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:American_Horologe_Company
gptkbp:patent	various watchmaking patents
gptkbp:product	precision instruments watches clocks
gptkbp:renamed	gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company gptkb:American_Watch_Company gptkb:Boston_Watch_Company
gptkbp:status	National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Waltham_International_SA
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4