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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkb:American_Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Factory
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gptkbp:buildingListedOn
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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1957
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gptkbp:closed
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1957
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gptkbp:exportedTo
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gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:founded
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1850
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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gptkb:Roxbury,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison
gptkb:David_Davis
gptkb:Edward_Howard
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gptkbp:hasExhibit
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gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Waltham_Museum
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Waltham Watch Co.
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gptkbp:industry
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watchmaking
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced global watch industry
pioneered American system of watch manufacturing
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gptkbp:manufacturingFacilities
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gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:Charles_Vander_Woerd
gptkb:Franklin_Curtis
gptkb:Royal_E._Robbins
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gptkbp:notableFor
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mass production of watches
precision timepieces
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Crescent_Street_watch
gptkb:Model_1857_pocket_watch
gptkb:Riverside_Maximus_watch
gptkb:Vanguard_railroad_watch
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gptkbp:numberOfWatchesProduced
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over 35 million
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gptkbp:originalName
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gptkb:American_Horologe_Company
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gptkbp:patentsHeld
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watch escapements
watch movements
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gptkbp:products
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wristwatches
clocks
compasses
speedometers
automobile instruments
pocket watches
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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first company to mass-produce watches using interchangeable parts
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Waltham_International_SA
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gptkbp:supplies
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gptkb:U.S._military
aviation industry
railroads
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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