In 2025, the term microbrand is everywhere. It suggests small scale, direct access to the maker—and all too often, outsourced production and catalog parts. Long before the label existed, Towson Watch Company quietly defined what the term could mean: designing, engineering, and building meaningful watch collections on American soil.

Microbrands spark curiosity beyond the familiar, but the TALBOT makes it clear who stands behind it. Folding tradition into form with a confidence that feels both old-school and charged with new intent.

The Skelly Series moves beyond the aesthetics of skeletonization—it becomes an exploration of what should be revealed and what should remain intact.

Towson Watch Company was founded at the beginning of the new millennium by Hartwig Balke & George Thomas. Two freshly retired foreign engineers who moved to America to sail the coast and further pursue their passion for horology and craftsmanship.