There was a time – a century and a half ago – when the USA produced more watches than any other country. The advances in mass production pioneered by the likes of Hamilton, Waltham and Timex were envied and replicated by the Swiss. Today, some American watch brands still enjoy household-name status, but very little end-to-end watchmaking takes place in the United States. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a thriving array of US-based brands, however. The last few decades have seen a number of successful start-ups emerge, and now American watchmaking spans a wide range from affordable kickstarter alumnni to low-volume haute horlogerie craftsmen. These are our favourite American watch brands.
