Waltham Watch Company

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:American_Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Co.
gptkb:Waltham_Watch_and_Clock_Company
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal,_1878_Paris_Exposition
gptkb:Grand_Prize,_1876_Centennial_Exposition
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1957
gptkbp:contributedTo military timepieces
railroad timekeeping
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:founded 1850
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison
gptkb:David_Davis
gptkb:Edward_Howard
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first company to mass-produce watches using interchangeable parts
pioneered industrialized watch manufacturing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Waltham Watch Company
gptkbp:industry watchmaking
gptkbp:location gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:National_Watch_and_Clock_Museum
gptkb:Waltham_Museum
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison
gptkb:Charles_Vander_Woerd
gptkb:Edward_Howard
gptkbp:notableFor interchangeable parts in watchmaking
mass production of watches
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Waltham_Crescent_Street
gptkb:Waltham_Model_1857
gptkb:Waltham_Riverside
gptkb:Waltham_Vanguard
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 3,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:American_Horologe_Company
gptkbp:patent watch movement innovations
gptkbp:products watches
clocks
compasses
speedometers
time fuses
gptkbp:status factory building is a historic landmark
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange_(historical)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Waltham_Precision_Instruments_Company
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:U.S._military
railroad companies
gptkbp:website https://www.waltham.com/ (modern successor)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3