当时类似的制表厂商多达70多个。1870年以来出现的表冠上弦怀表,与欧洲钟表的一个重要区别在于:美国的表款,其上弦轴是与钟表外壳固定在一起并且独立于机身的。钟表表体与外壳相互独立,并且在不同的工厂生产。
在美国除了大型制表企业,还有许多单一独立的制表工匠。其中杰出的代表是爱德华霍华德(Edward.Howard),后期他也制造出近乎完美的美式系列怀表。再比如生于德累斯顿的查理斯.法斯奥德特(Charles.Fasoldt)则研制的独特高级别怀表,这种怀表风格独特,类似于艾伯特.H.波特(Albert H Potter)制造的款式。相似的人物还有来自辛辛那提市的迪特里希.格鲁恩(Dietrich Gruen),他在格拉苏蒂成立了分公司,并且与阿斯曼(Assmann)合作,达到了高端质量水准,文章最后有详细介绍。
CompanyLocationYears
American Watch Case Co.New York1893
American Waltham Watch Co.Waltham, Mass.1857
Anderson, S.Chicago, Ill.1857-1860
Appleton, Tracy & Co.Waltham, Mass.1857-1876
Assoc. of Silver Case Mfgrs.?1866
Atlantic Watch Case Co.New York?
CompanyLocationYears
Baldwin & Co.Newark1850
Ball, Parker & WatersNew York1880-1890
Ball, Steffany & Co.New York1870-1875
Bates & BaconAttleboro, Mass1883-1890
Bauer, Joseph H.Chicagoc.1873
Bayer, Pretz, Felder & Mills (see Mills)New York?
Bay State Watch Case Co.Boston1889
Bell & Co.Phila.c.1866
Berthoud, A.Milford, Pa.1883-1890
Blauer & SperryChicago, Ill.1869-1883
Blauer Watch Case Co.Chicago, Ill.1883 - ?
Booz & Co.Phila.1882-1888
Booz & HagstozPhila.1869-1874
Booz & ThomasPhila.1875-1882
Boss, J.Phila.1860-1864
Boss Watch Case Co.Phila.1894 - ?
Boston Watch Case Co.Boston1884
Bournique, D. (silver cases)Middletown, Pa.1865-1866
BowmanNew York1850-1857
Bowman & EvertsNew York1846-1850
Brennan, MichaelPhila.1884-1886
Brooklyn Watch Case Co.Brooklyn1865-1890
Brown & Co., J. A.Providence, R. I.1867-1883
Buckley, Preston & TracyNew York1835-1838
CompanyLocationYears
California Co.Berkeley, Ca.1876
Camm Watch Case Co.New Yorkc. 1899
Catlin, Mr.New Yorkc. 1861
Chicago Watch Case Co.Chicago1882-1885
Cohen & Co.Chicago1881 - 1882
Colby & Johnson?1879
Courvoisier, GeorgeNew York1836 -1839
Courvoisier & WilcoxBrooklyn1875 -1883
Courvoisier & Wilcox Mfg. Co.Brooklyn1883 -1892
Courvoisier, J. F.Port Jervis, NY1883
Courvoisier & BerthoudMilford, Pa.1877 - 1883
Crescent Watch Case Co.Brooklyn1882 -1886
Cronin, Michael H.New York1870-1880
Cronin, Michael H.Phila.c. 1882
Crowell & DunkerlyPhila.1855 -1856
Doll, FrankCincinnati1857 -1872
Droz, Henry E.New York1845 -1870
Droz, E. & J.New York1837 -1845
Dubois, FrancisBrooklyn1840 -1857
Dubois Watch Case Co.Brooklyn1887 -1890
Ducommun, A. L.Phila.1796 -1799
Ducret & LeichtyPhila.1855 -1860
Dueber - Hampden Watch Co.Canton, Ohio1888-1890s
Dueber, John C.Cincinnati1865 -1873
Duhme & Co.Cincinnati1871 -1889
Durand, James M.New York1828 -1834
1840 -1850
1855 - 1880
Durand & Co.Irvington, N.J.1834 -1836
Durand & CarterNewark, N.J.1850 -1855
CompanyLocationYears
Elgin Watch Case Co.
(see Illinois Watch Case Co.)
Essex Watch Case Co.Newark, N.J.1884 - ?
Favre, JuliusNew York1830-1832
Favre, Julius & GuinandNew York1832-1844
Fahys, Joseph (Watch Case Co.)New York City
Carlstadt, N.J.
Sag Harbor, N.Y.1857-1890s
Feiner, Joseph A.New York1884-1889
Felix, N. J.New Yorkc. 1887
Fidelity Watch Case Co.New York1888 - ?
Fitzgerald & SmithPhila.?
Fontenbach Bros.Carlstadt, N. J.1861-1878
Freund, Max (ornamented cases)New Yorkc. 1885
Garrett, Thomas C.Phila.1834-1844
Gerlack, H.Phila.1860
Gigon, ConstantPhila.1837-1840
Gigon & Co.Phila.1863-1867
Gigon, G.Phila.1867-1869
Gigon & Co. (with Alfred Humbert)Phila.1869-1881
Gigon, Pequignet & Bro.Phila.1859- 1863
Gigon, Z. & G.Phila.1840- 1855
Gigon & SeydelPhila.1855-1859
Gill, Hubbard G.?1864- 1875
Glatz, Charles C.New Yorkc. 1863
Glatz, Louis EugeneNew York1831-1863
Goll, Henry & Co.New Yorkc. 1892
Gruen National Watch Case Co.Cincinnati1921-1958
Guinand, William A.?1842-1878
CompanyLocationYears
Hagstoz & ThorpePhila.1875-1883
Harper & Co.Phila.1857-1859
Harper & McLeanPhila.1850-1857
Harper & McClelland & GillPhila.c. 1850
Henry, JohnPhila.1856-1860
Howard Watch Case Co.Phila.1883-1884
Huguenin, David LouisPhila.1820-1833
Illinois Watch Case Co.
(Elgin Watch Case Co. - not related to Elgin National Watch Co.)Springfield, Ill.
Elgin, Ill.
Jacot, CelestinePhila.1839-1852
Jacot, C. & Bro.Phila.1852-1871
Jacot & CourvoisierNew York1839-1849
Jacot, Courvoisier & Co.New York1849-1856
Jeannot & Co.New York1875-1880
Jeannot & Shiebler Watch Case Co.New Yorkc. 1892
Jeanneret, E. A.New York1878-1884
Jeanneret & Co.New Yorkc. 1884
Juergens & AndersonChicago1860-1871
Keller & UntermeyerNew York1880 - ?
Kenosha Watch Case Co.Kenosha, Wis.c. 1891
Keystone Watch Case Co.Phila.
Riverside, N. J. 1875-1956
CompanyLocationYears
Ladd, George W.Providence, R.I.1867-1883
Ladd Watch Case Co.Providence, R.I.1883-1890
Lachet, LouisNew York,
Kansas City1860-1877
1877-1890
LangdonBoston1857- 1862
Laurent, J.New Yorkc. 1863
Laurent & Co, J.Linden, N. J.? - 1878
Leichty & ChabotPhila1860
Leichty & DeschampsPhila.?
Leichty & Co.Phila.? - 1880
Leichty & Le BoubaPhila.1880- 1884
Levy, Bernard
(made cases for A.W.W.Co.)Phila.1878-1880
Lissauer & Co.New york1866-1890s
Low & CourvoisierPhila.1853-1855
Lungren & BellPhila.1864-1866
Macher, JacobNew Yorkc. 1891
Margot Bros.Boston1863-1881
Martins & TissotNew Yorkc. 1884
Mathey Bros.New York1860-1880
Mathey, Louis (Sr.)New York1825-1839
May, HenryNew Yorkc. 1880
McNeir, WilliamBaltimore1834-1846
Metropolitan Watch Case Co.New Yorkc. 1890
Muckle & ZesingerPhila.1865-1872
Muhr & Sons, H.Phila.c. 1884
CompanyLocationYears
National Watch Case Co.Phila.c. 1888
Newark Watch Case & Jewelry Co.Newark, N.J.1889
New England Watch Case & Jewelry Co.Boston1900
New York Gold Watch Case Co.New York1884-1888
New York Watch Case Co.New York1863-1891
Nivois, VictorNew Yorkc. 1884
North American Watch Case Co.Mansfield, Ohio?
Northwestern Watch Case Co.
(became Rockford Watch Case Co.)Rockford, Ill.1875-1883
Owen & Proud
(Made cases for A.W.W.Co.)Waltham, Ma.1857-1861
Paul, Simon & PhillipPhila.1833-1839
Penton, Joseph H. H.New York1866-1867
Penton, Ludlam & UnderhillNew York1865-1866
Pequignot, C. A.Phila.1854-1859
1863-1884
Perret, EdwardNew York1814-1845
Peters & BossPhila.1856-1860
Peters & Bro., R. S.Phila.1851-1852
Peters, Reese S.Phila.1860-1889
Peters & Co., RandolphPhila.1852-1857
Pforzheimer, Keller & Co.New York?
Philadelphia Watch Case Co.Phila.1884-1953
Pinnel & Co., MayNewark, N.J.?
Piquet Bros.New York1856-1876
Pitkin, H. & J. F.Hartford, Conn.1840-1852
Progress Watch Case Co.Newark, N.J.?
Providence Watch Case Co.Providence, R.I.?CompanyLocationYears
Queen City Watch Case Co.
(became Gruen Nat'l Watch Case Co.)Cincinnati1900-1921
Racine, JuliusNew Yorkc. 1889
Robert, ArnoldBostonc. 1889
Rockford Watch Case Co.
(see also Northwestern Watch Case Co.)Rockford, Ill.c. 1883
RogersBoston1857
Rogers, Langdon & WentBoston1852-1857
Roseville Watch Case Co.Roseville, N.J.c. 1880
Roy Watch Case Co.Brooklyn1885-1900
Sag Harbor Watch Case Co.
(related to Fahys Watch Case Co.)
Sag Harbor, NY?
Savoye, UlysseNew York
Brooklyn1818-1856
Schwitter, CharlesNew York1877-1878
Schwitter & RenaudBrooklync. 1878
Serex & DesmaisonBoston1876-1880
Serex & Maitre BrosBoston1869-1876
Serex & RobertBoston1880-1889
Shellcross
(see Tracy & Shellcross)Phila.
Sherwood, John W.New York1898-1899
Simpson & Bro., J.A.?c. 1844
Smith & Sons, C. R.?c. 1880
Solidarity Watch Case Co.Brooklyn1885-1900
Star Watch Case Co.Ludington, MI1897 - ?
Strasburger & Co., Byron L.New Yorkc. 1889
Susstrong, AlbertNew Yorkc. 1885CompanyLocationYears
Taylor & BaldwinNewark, N.J.1836-1840s
Thiery, Charles L.New York
Boston
Cambridgeport1844 -1848
1848 -1853
1853 -1858
Thiery & SerexCambridgeport
Boston1858-1864
Thiery Watch Case Co.Boston1876-1890s
Thompson, W. T.?c. 1902
Tissot & Co., H.New Yorkc. 1887
Tracy (E.) & Baker Co.Phila.1853-1857
Tracy, E.Phila.1857-1876
Tracy & Co.Phila.1840-1850
Tracy, C. & E.Phila.1850-1853
Tracy (C.) & HulseNew York1830-1831
Tracy (C.) & ShellcrossPhila.1853
Tracy (C.) & WardNew York1831-1837
Van Trump & SilverBaltimore1856-1861
CompanyLocationYears
Wadsworth & Co., H. A.Newport, Ky.1889 -1892
Wadsworth Watch Case Co.Newport, Ky.
Dayton, Ky.1892 -1953
Wait & CrockerPhila.1858 -1862
Wait, George L.Phila.1856 -1858
Ward & Co.?1860 -1885
Ward, John L.New York1832 -1850
Ward & JenningsPhila.1859 -1860
Warner & KeatingPhila.1840 -1842
Warner, John S.Phila.1829 -1837
Warner, C. & C. P.Phila.1839 -1861
Warner, WilliamPhila.1811 -1839
Warner, William & Co.Phila.1839 -1849
Wendell & Co.??
Western Watch Case Co.Chicago1892-1900
Westphal, C. W.Phila.
New York1801 -1810
1810 -1820
Wheeler & Parsons
(also agents for Howard movements)New Yorkc. 1869
Wheeler & Co., Haydon W.New Yorkc. 1900
Willemin Watch Case Co.Brooklyn1882 -1887
Wilmart, Moffat Curtis & TracyNew York1840-1857
Wood & Sons, J. R.Brooklync. 1900
Young & Co.New Yorkc. 1828
Zurbrugg, Theophilus
(merged Bates & Bacon, Crescent Watch Case Co., Keystone Watch Case Co, with Phila. Watch Case Co. in 1904)
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