BALL Watch was born when Webster Clay Ball from Cleveland, Ohio, was enlisted by Lake Shore Railroad as Chief Time Inspector after a horrible crash. Locomotives and watchmaking may seem to run on different tracks. But their stories entwined on a fateful day in 1891, when two mail trains collided in Ohio. Events that led to the crash were simple enough: an error in timekeeping due to faulty timepieces.

Since then, it was Ball’s system that led to accuracy and uniformity in timekeeping. Ball’s accomplishments received international acclaim, not only for his civic contributions but also his role in the history of horology.

Ball Watch – Since 1891, accuracy under adverse conditions.