Nolan Craft

Watches, craft, history, and culture.

Rest of the World

Watch brands from everywhere else: Russia, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Organized by country. Brands with their own pages on this site link inward; the rest link to official websites.

Russia

Canada

Australia

New Zealand

South Africa

South America

Middle East

Gone but not forgotten

  • Elgin: Historic American giant (1864-1968), defunct.
  • Waltham (original): Historic American manufacture; name revived in Switzerland.
  • Illinois Watch Company: Historic American manufacture, defunct.
  • Hampden (original): Historic American brand; name revived.
  • Gruen: Historic American-Swiss brand, defunct.
  • E. Howard & Co.: Historic American haute maker, defunct.
  • Benrus (original): Historic American military brand; name revived.
  • Smiths (original): Historic English manufacture; name revived by Timefactors.
  • Ingersoll (original): Historic Anglo-American brand; continues as fashion line.
  • Poljot: Historic Soviet manufacture, defunct.
  • Slava: Historic Soviet brand, defunct.
  • HMT: India's state watchmaker, closed 2016.