While there are significantly older watch brands found elsewhere in the world, you can still land a quality watch in the U.S.

The U.S. dominated the railroad and civilian markets with rugged, dependable movements into the early 1900s. However, after World War II, Swiss brands, such as Rolex and Omega, increasingly gained ...

Some makers are close to producing timepieces entirely within the country, but no one says that would lead to America’s return to horological dominance. Some makers are close to producing timepieces ...

There is a shortage of watchmakers in the U.S., which has vexed upstart American watch brands looking to grow. Rolex’s new school for watchmakers opened in Dallas last fall and includes 27 students in ...

In the 19th century, American watchmaking emerged as a global leader in precision manufacturing, pioneered by companies such as the Waltham Watch Company, founded in 1850 as the Boston Watch Company.