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E. Howard Watch Company
E. Howard & Co. was a clock and watch company founded in 1858 by Edward Howard (watchmaker), Edward Howard and Charles Rice (watchmaker), Charles Rice after the demise of the Waltham Watch Company, Boston Watch Company. The pair acquired some of the material and watches in progress through a lien held by Rice against the defunct company. However, they were unable to purchase the existing factory or machinery, prompting their relocation to Roxbury, Massachusetts, Roxbury. Soon afterwards, Howard bought out Rice's share, continuing the company independently with a focus on producing high quality watches based on his own unique designs and eccentric production methods. E. Howard & Co. also produced regulators, and marine clocks. In 1881, Edward Howard retired and sold his interest in the business. On December 1, 1881, the E. Howard Watch & Clock Company was established as a joint stock corporation to succeed the earlier firm. Early history Howard was a clockmaking apprentice of Aar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchmaking
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand. Modern watchmakers, when required to repair older watches, for which replacement parts may not be available, must have fabrication skills, and can typically manufacture replacements for many of the parts found in a watch. The term clockmaker refers to an equivalent occupation specializing in clocks. Most practising professional watchmakers service current or recent production watches. They seldom fabricate replacement parts. Instead they obtain and fit factory spare parts applicable to the watch brand being serviced. The majority of modern watchmakers, particularly in Switzerland and other countries in Europe, work directly for the watchmaking industry and may have completed a formal watchmaking degree at a technical school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
