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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
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Custer&Wolfe is a RU-vid 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.
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29 июн 2024