Towson Watch Company · Maryland, since 1998
Mechanical watches in numbered editions.
Designed and built in Maryland since 1998. Every watch is numbered, assembled and regulated by our own watchmakers, and sold directly to its owner.
1998
Founded in Maryland
STS-99
Flown aboard Endeavour, 2000
Numbered
Every watch, every edition
Two years
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TALBOT
A 33 × 37 mm tonneau with a navy guilloché dial. 100 numbered pieces.
$3,000
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TALBOT Salmon
The same case with a salmon guilloché dial, on the steel bracelet.
$3,150
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CADET
Our 40 mm field watch, navy dial with gold numerals.
$1,850
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Pride II
A triangular case drawn for the schooner Pride of Baltimore II.
$4,000
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The house
Founded by a watchmaker and an engineer.
George Thomas, a Prague-born master watchmaker, and Hartwig Balke, an engineer from Pforzheim, founded Towson in 1998. In 2000 their first chronograph flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In 2009 the Smithsonian chose Thomas to open Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch.
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Pick the reference and strap online, or speak with us first. Pay by card or PayPal, with Pay Later available.
2
We prepare it for you
Our watchmakers build, regulate and test your watch in Maryland, then ship it insured by FedEx in 2–4 weeks.
3
Covered after delivery
Returns within 14 days of delivery, and a two-year warranty with service at the bench.
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Coming · 100 numbered pieces
STARMARK
Designed by Towson Watch Company. Built with Roland Murphy.
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STARMARK
A limited edition of 100 numbered pieces, designed by Towson Watch Company and built with Roland Murphy of RGM.
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100 numbered pieces
Designed by Towson Watch Company. Built with Roland Murphy.
STARMARK is designed by Towson Watch Company and built with Roland Murphy of RGM Watch Co. A guilloché dial carries applied stars, with a five-point star marking the hour.
The movement pairs a Sellita base with a Dubois-Dépraz module, developed and assembled by Roland Murphy at RGM in Pennsylvania. One hundred pieces will be made, each individually numbered.
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Towson Since 1998
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Since 1998,
Towson Watch Company has built
mechanical watches in Maryland
in limited production.
Founded by
Hartwig Balke and George Thomas,
the standards they set have remained unchanged.
Since 1998
The Towson Watch Story
Twenty-eight years of watchmaking on the Chesapeake. Scroll through the milestones.
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1998
Founded by a German Engineer & a Master Watchmaker
A Czech-born master watchmaker and a German engineer found the brand in an Annapolis pub. The Pforzheim relationships and the approach to the work date from this moment.
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2000
A Towson Chronograph Goes to Space
Flown aboard Endeavour on STS-99, February 2000, on the wrist of ESA astronaut Gerhard Thiele.
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2001
Guilloché Dials with Benzinger Debut
Jochen Benzinger applies his hand-guilloché technique to a Towson dial for the first time. The collaboration continues today.
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2009
Smithsonian Taps TWC for Lincoln’s Watch Opening
The Smithsonian chooses George Thomas to open Lincoln’s pocket watch, before the press at the National Museum of American History.
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2016
Sagamore Ventures Invests in TWC
Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Ventures takes a 25% stake in Towson Watch Company. TWC’s independence, direct approach, and handcraft remain unchanged.
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2021
A New Generation Takes the Helm
Spencer Shattuck, 23, takes over the company and moves it direct-to-consumer. The founders train the next generation of watchmakers.
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2023
The Shield Logo & Woven Initials
A new brand identity: the shield, with the initials of both founders woven in.
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2025
CHOPTANK & TALBOT
The CHOPTANK and TALBOT extend the catalog. Two new references, built and sold directly from Maryland.
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2026
A Maryland Watchmaking Partnership
Towson Watch Company works with Baltimore Watch Company — led by Allan Tsao, with Eugene and Antonio at the bench. Antonio trained under Hartwig Balke and George Thomas; the standard they set remains the standard. Component supply from Pforzheim and Switzerland continues unchanged. The watchmaking stays close to the brand.
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Retired References
References no longer in production. Scroll through the archive.
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Ref. M150-B
Mission STS-99
Flown aboard Endeavour on STS-99, February 2000.
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Ref. CM250-SC
Cockpit Moon
The Series One Cockpit Moon in silver and copper.
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Ref. C250-S
Cockpit
The Series One Cockpit — built for legibility at a glance.
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Ref. HS100-G
Gold Half Skeleton
A solid-gold half skeleton, hand-engraved and decorated.
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Ref. TC100-G2
Gold Potomac
A 14k gold Potomac with a hand-skeletonized movement.
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Ref. S100
Three Diamond
A Sagamore collaboration honoring Baltimore — fifty made.
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Ref. TC100-S3
Towson Classic × Benzinger
Hand-guilloché Towson Classic — a run of just ten.
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Ref. BP100
Bay Pilot
Built for the harbor pilots of the Chesapeake Bay.
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