The Waterbury Clock Co. was founded in 1857 in Waterbury, Connecticut by a group of investors, including Chauncey Jerome, a well-known clockmaker of the time. The company was originally known as the Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing Co., but it was soon renamed the Waterbury Clock Co. after the city where it was located.
In the early years, the Waterbury Clock Co. produced a variety of clocks, including pendulum clocks and wall clocks. The company quickly gained a reputation for producing high-quality, affordable clocks that were popular with consumers.
In 1880, the Waterbury Clock Co. introduced the first affordable mass-produced pocket watch, the Waterbury Watch. The watch was an instant success, and within a few years, the company was producing over 600,000 watches annually.
Over the next few decades, the Waterbury Clock Co. continued to innovate and expand its product line. In 1890, the company introduced the more...
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