THE WORLD'S WATCH OVER TIME
LEGACY OF GREATNESS
Watches, time instruments and records since 1850
REVOLUTIONARY
Waltham invented the American System of Watch Manufacturing which made qualitative mass production possible and inspired Henry Ford's assembly line. Later it shaped the Swiss watch industry
WORLD'S LARGEST
From 1850 to 1957 Waltham produced over 40 million timepieces, making it the world's largest watch and precision instruments brand in the world
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln, becomes the first proud owner of Waltham model 1857 with serial number 67613, the first industrialised pocket watch. This watch was presented to him in celebration of his Gettysburg Address
Tesla
Waltham develops speedometers for Rolls Royce, Lincoln and Ford in collaboration with scientist Nicola Tesla
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindberg uses the Waltham XA Type 37 aeronautical clock on board his “Spirit of St Louis” to guide him from NY to Paris on the first non-stop transatlantic flight
RAILROADS
Waltham Railroad Watches are selected by railroad companies in 52 countries. During the golden age of railroads, there were more Waltham watches in circulation around the world than all other brands put together.
Explorers & Records
Waltham was on the wrist of the great explorers and recordmen of the last century: Roland Rohlfs, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Robert Peary’s, Sir Ernest Shackleton and others
F4 & Top Gun
The Waltham Type A-13A equipped the F4's used by the legendary Top Gun weapons school. Waltham became the official clock of the USAF and its instruments are also found in the legendary U-2 and the C-130 Hercules planes