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The History of the Great American Watch Companies - Learning From the Past

Get the map here! https://vorticwatches.com/products/ma... Description: Philosopher George Santayana once wrote, “Those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it.” At Vortic Watch Company, we’re planning for the future — and the future is looking bright. We have so many new things planned that we can’t wait for you to see. However, as we dedicate so much time to new product lines and all these exciting new things in the works, we understand the importance of knowing where we came from. That’s why, in this episode, we’re talking all about the rich history of the great American watch companies. From about 1850 to 1950, America was “the Switzerland of watch companies.” In the 1850s, America was expanding west. Not only were we expanding, but we were building. At the very center of this expansion was the railroad industry, building railroads to transport people and goods all across the country. At this time, the only way to keep track of time — and remain efficient — was with a pocket watch. This profound consumer need led these great American watch companies to make over 100 million pocket watches between 1850 and 1950 — which gives us more than enough to source for our watches. That is, however, if you know where to look. We’re Building a Watch Company with Custer + Wolfe and giving you an inside look into what it takes to manufacture in America and build mechanical watches. We want to bring you along on all the successes, failures, innovations, and inventions that go into American manufacturing and watchmaking. Follow along as we restore vintage pocket watch movements and give them new life with Vortic Watch Co., and as we build a brand new watch company from scratch, focused on making high-quality American-machined watches. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:07 - What are we talking about today? 00:35 - You can learn a lot from the past 01:26 - Our Map of the Great American Watch Companies 02:10 - Trigger Warning Watch Nerds! 02:54 - Why do we care about some old defunct companies? 04:08 - Overview 04:56 - The Howard Watch Company 06:27 - Seth Thomas Watch Company 07:58 - Waltham Watch Company 10:10 - Hamilton Watch Company 12:13 - Hamilton Vs Vortic 12:33 - The Ball Watch Company 14:12 - The Amazing Mary Babcock 15:10 - The Hampden Watch Company 16:40 - Southbend Watch Company 17:53 - The Elgin Watch Company 19:53 - The Rockford Watch Company 22:35 - The Illinois Watch Company 23:02 - Illinois Private Lable Movements 23:25 - The Burlington Watch Company 24:10 - The Bunn Special 24:44 - Wrapup 25:02 - Is American Made Synonymous with Quality? 25:08 - Quality American-made watches predate the Ford Motor Co. 25:25 - Why we believe in American Made products 26:12 - Wrapup 26:53 - Outro Like this content? Check out our: ‣ Current inventory of one-of-a-kind watches: https://vorticwatches.com/watches ‣ Military Edition watch (available 11/11 each year): https://vorticwatches.com/military ‣ Heirloom pocket watch conversions: https://vorticwatches.com/convert ‣ Instagram:   / vorticwatches   ‣ Facebook page:   / vorticwatches   ‣ Twitter feed:   / vorticwatches   Custer&Wolfe is a YouTube show created by the founders of Vortic Watch Company (vorticwatches.com) and produced in part by Carter&Custer agency: carterandcuster.com We’re Building a Watch Company with Custer + Wolfe and giving you an inside look into what it takes to manufacture in America and build mechanical watches. We want to bring you along on all the successes, failures, innovations, and inventions that go into American manufacturing and watchmaking. Follow along as we restore vintage pocket watch movements and give them new life with Vortic Watch Co., and as we build a brand new watch company from scratch, focused on making high-quality American-machined watches. Thanks so much for watching, and be sure to subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss out on any exciting updates! You can also stay in the loop & get exclusive access by signing up for our weekly newsletter at www.vorticwatches.com. #antiquerestoration #vortic #vorticwatches #militarywatch #military #manufacturing