Re: Late lamented American watches

On May 20, 2:26 am, "Alex W." <ing...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I vaguely remember reading (in Landes?) that the original impetus for
mechanisation came from the demands of the Civil War on the gun industry.
The principles of standardisation, replaceable parts and widespread use of
machines then spread to the watch industry. Or so I remember.

Actually, Aaron Lufkin Denisson's scheme, which was at the base of the
creation of the watch company - that was to become the Waltham Watch
Company - in 1850 (since 1854 in Waltham, Mass), was inspired by the
manufacturing techniques (calibrating) he had been able to witness
during his visit at the United States Armory at Springfield, Mass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_System_of_Watch_Manufacturing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham_Watch_Company

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