Our Watchmakers

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.

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.