Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Watchmaking |
Founded | 1892, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Number of locations | ~3000 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Parent | The Swatch Group |
Website | hamiltonwatch.com |
The Hamilton Watch Company is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches based in Bienne, Switzerland. Founded in 1892 as an American firm, the Hamilton Watch Company ended American manufacture in 1969, shifting manufacturing operations to the Buren factory in Switzerland. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the Hamilton Watch Company eventually became integrated into the Swatch Group, the world's largest watch manufacturing and marketing conglomerate.