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The steering wheel clock is sublime 👌🏻👍🏻
It would probably not work nowadays from a safety perspective but looks simply great!
And love the idea of the watchmaking course 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hampden Watch: 100 Years of American Watchmaking
Owners of the Brands Hampden, Clinton Watch Company, Neuvex and Benrus for a period. The Hampden Watch Company began as the Mozart Watch Company in 1866 when Donald J. Mozart founded the company in Providence, Rhode Island. This company soon failed, but i...
A brand and history completely unknown to me.
Thanks for the discovery. Best, Emmanuel
Wow. What a history. The fold over tabs on picture 3 don't look real comfortable.
I guess they were going over wet suits so maybe it didn't matter.
Thanks for this history…
Here is the link to my post a while ago about my Russian chronometer, which I didn’t know much about, Another forum member added some information that it was made by the First Moscow Watch Factory. I did a www search and saw that FMWF was offering a pocke...
Thank you for the very interesting history lesson!
I am in possession of my great grandfathers Hampden pocket watch. When it was recovered from some old boxes in my parents attic, I was honored to be the steward of the next generation to enjoy and look after this important family heirloom. I immediately t...
What a fascinating post 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Have forgotten in the meantime that it was this one that created the basis for the 1st MChZ. Great overview of the history 🙌🏻👍🏻
Thank You 😊🙏, I really love what they are doing with their watchmaking course, it should be more common by manufacturers....
I know of only two that take you through the whole process to a complete watch, Hampden and Herr Gerber. I wonder if there are more. HAGWE 😊👍 PS: check out this clock in the steering wheel, or a horn clock 😋😁 Source: Google Images ...
The steering wheel clock is sublime 👌🏻👍🏻
It would probably not work nowadays from a safety perspective but looks simply great! And love the idea of the watchmaking course 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻