Series One

2022 was potentially the most important year for the Towson Watch Company in its two-decade-long history. The actions we have taken this year have rejuvenated the spirit of this iconic American mechanical watch brand and American watchmaking as a whole.

At Towson Watch Company, we take issue with the concept of pre-orders, where a brand releases a new watch for purchase before it has been made. We support reservations, where a customer claims a piece currently in or ready for production. The key difference is that a reserved watch is being made regardless of demand, while a pre-ordered watch is only produced after the demand has been secured and payment has been made. Pre-orders align supply and demand driven purely by economic motives. Consequently, pre-ordered watches often lack the brand integrity and artistic continuity that would make them collectable and valuable in the long run.

This is the story of Towson Watch Company’s STS-99 Chronometer. A watch that put American watchmaking back on the map, stamping itself in history as one of the first automatic watches worn in outer-space.

In 2016, Towson Watch Company was purchased by a prominent Baltimorean entrepreneur.