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+ | ====== Ball Watch Company ====== | ||
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+ | **Ball Watch Company** is a Swiss watchmaker derived from a historic American company. | ||
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+ | ===== History ===== | ||
+ | *See also [[Railway watch]] | ||
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+ | Webb C. Ball was the originator of the Ball Watch Company. His original jewelry business in Cleveland grew into the Ball Watch Company (currently headquartered in [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], | ||
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+ | Webb C. Ball became the vice president of the [[Hamilton Watch Company]] and focused his efforts on developing watches for the railroads. Minutes of Proceedings of Third Triennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held in the B of LE Auditorium Cleveland, Ohio on May 31, 1921 at 2 PM the convention was called to order by Grand Chief Engineer W.S. Stone, at this afternoon session Webb C Ball was introduced, he made a speech, and a resolution was passed unanimously, | ||
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+ | They were the first wrist watch allowed to be used on the Railroads, (using a Swiss manual-winding movement) followed quickly by the first American made wrist watch on "the roads", | ||
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+ | The firm was family owned by direct descendants until the 1990s when the right to use the name was sold. The new firm continues the tradition, using Swiss-made (primarily [[ETA]]) movements and making watches for sportsmen and even for some small railroads. Working with German auto manufacturer, | ||
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+ | ===== Movements ===== | ||
+ | *Main article [[Ball calibres]] | ||
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+ | Ball gives their movements custom names, and changed their naming system in 2012. All are based on movements from [[ETA]], though some feature a range of modifications by Ball and their suppliers. | ||
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+ | ===== Web links ===== | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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