Swiss watchmaking is the default choice for collectors, but three U.S. brands are offering compelling home-grown alternatives ...

Springfield 016, with a movement from a 1923 Illinois Watch Company pocket watch, $4200, vorticwatches.com. When it comes to watches, the Swiss get all the glory. It wasn’t always so. Beginning ...

Book 2 of a series of books on pocket watches. Includes index. Date 1974 1974] Call number TS549 .E37X TS549.E37X Type Catalogs Physical description 192 p. : ill. ; 29 cm Place United States Data ...

Jeans’ fifth pocket has had many uses. According to the Levi Strauss website, “this extra pouch has served many functions, evident in its many titles: frontier pocket, condom pocket, coin pocket, ...

The pocket watch was donated by Tom Stern, Rosenwald’s great-grandson, who was inspired by his great-grandfather’s generous approach to giving and philanthropy during his lifetime. The watch, along ...

An American buyer won the bidding war for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, shattering the auctioneer's pre-sale estimate of £150,000, according to Henry Aldridge & Son.

For his song, Colin Stough decided to tackle Morissette’s 1995 release, “Hand in My Pocket.” While he admitted to being nervous in the established singer’s presence, Stough was up for the ...

The Watch Museum's inventory includes a wide array of pocket watches, such as Verge Fusee, Pair Cased, Repeater, Chronograph, English Lever, and Breguet models.

J.N. Shapiro Debuts the First Fully American-Made Watch in Over 50 Years ... historically seen in the finest pocket watches, along with three other exclusive elements that make it one-of-a-kind.

In 2012, Shinola brought the focus back to American watchmaking, marking the first year of its founding by opening a watchmaking factory in Detroit, the first in the US in almost 50 years.Over the ...

Founded in 1850, the Waltham Watch Company was a giant of American timekeeping for more than 100 years. Sports Business News Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals HISTORY ...