Waltham Watch Company (USA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Waltham_Watch_Company_(USA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:wristwatch
gptkbp:buildingListedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1957
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1850
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison
gptkb:David_Davis
gptkb:Edward_Howard
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Waltham Watch Company (USA)
gptkbp:industry watchmaking
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison
gptkb:Charles_Vander_Woerd
gptkbp:notableEvent supplied timepieces for railroads
supplied watches for U.S. military
gptkbp:notableFor interchangeable parts in watchmaking
mass production of watches
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Waltham_Model_1857
gptkb:Waltham_Vanguard
gptkbp:numberOfWatchesProduced over 35 million
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:American_Horologe_Company
gptkbp:products precision instruments
watches
clocks
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkb:American_Waltham_Watch_Company
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Waltham_International_SA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waltham_Watch_Company_(Swiss)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7