The original precursor of the Waltham Watch company was the American Horologe Company (Warren Manufacturing Company) which began watch production inđ851. As such, they hold an important place in American horological history. The Boston Watch Company was an early pre-cursor of the American Waltham Watch Company.
The original Boston Watch Company (Waltham) factory on the banks of the Charles River as it would have appeared after the reorganization of 1857 when operating as Appleton, Tracy & Co.