I just started dabbling in it about six months ago and am knee deep in a Waltham model 1890 at the moment.
Also a Florida native here in the Tampa bay area.
There is an ongoing case between them and Barton over it. I find it funny how they refer to themselves as 'a well known supplier of watchbands'. I have never heard of them before.
https://casetext.com/case/intl-watchman-inc-v-barton-watchbands-holdco-llc
Unfortunately all of the old American watch companies either folded, jumped ship, or where purchased by foreign entities. The only one that I know of that makes everything except for the movement in the US is Sel.
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