The American system of watch manufacturing is…
1850 CE
Their revolutionary business plan is to manufacture the movement parts of watches so precisely that they will become fully interchangeable.
Based upon the experience of earlier failed trials, Howard and Dennison will eventually perfect and patented their precision watch making machines, creating what has been called the American system of watch manufacturing.
Dennison, a watch repairman, is the only person with knowledge of watchmaking.
By around 1845, Dennison had decided to adopt the use of interchangeable parts, rather than crafting every watch by hand.
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Northern North America
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