American Clock & Watch Museum

American Clock & Watch Museum The American Clock & Watch Museum celebrates the innovation and artistry of the clock and watch indu

The American Clock & Watch Museum is a private, non-profit educational museum and research institution, established in 1952, to promote the history of American-made clocks & watches. Our mission is to celebrate the innovation and artistry of the clock and watch industries through unique collections that engage, educate, and enrich our community. We do the following to meet our mission:

Maintain a

museum in Bristol, CT, for collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting the history and science of clocks, watches and other timekeepers of horological interest. Operate a research library with historic and contemporary literature devoted to the history, development and manufacture of timekeepers. Support a publication program to acquire, prepare, edit, publish and distribute new and reprinted documentary materials relative to clock and watch making and manufacture. Study and interpret the history of American horology through educational programs to both general audiences and clock enthusiasts, and cooperate with other public and private agencies to make programs available to the widest possible audience. Encourage the preservation of information, objects, architecture, and historic sites related to American horology.

09/07/2026
Come down and see us at today!
09/05/2026

Come down and see us at today!

This is the last weekend to take part in the Blue Star Museum program. Active-duty military personnel and up to five fa...
09/04/2026

This is the last weekend to take part in the Blue Star Museum program. Active-duty military personnel and up to five family members get free museum entry through Labor Day.
Thank you for your service!

For more information about the Blue Star program, visit https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/blue-star-museums

Clock and watchmakers with some great facial hair in honor of !Top row -- Luman Watson (1790-1834) and Elias Ingraham (...
09/03/2026

Clock and watchmakers with some great facial hair in honor of !
Top row -- Luman Watson (1790-1834) and Elias Ingraham (1805-1885)
Middle row -- Joseph Ives (1782-1862) --there is some evidence to suggest that this is not the clockmaker Joseph Ives, but another person with the same name and J.C. Brown (1807-1872), Charles Fasoldt (1819-1889)
Bottom row -- Aaron Dennison (1812-1895) and Edward Ingraham (1830-1892)

Great article about our museum and our fabulous Old Cranks! Thank you to the Connecticut Mirror and Hartford Courant for...
08/30/2026

Great article about our museum and our fabulous Old Cranks! Thank you to the Connecticut Mirror and Hartford Courant for highlighting how we are keeping Bristol’s reputation as the “Clock Capital of the World” alive and ticking!

The American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol harkens back to a time when Connecticut was known as the "Clock Capital of the World."

In the late 1960s, advertising began to reflect the social revolution that was in progress in the United States. Reflec...
08/27/2026

In the late 1960s, advertising began to reflect the social revolution that was in progress in the United States. Reflecting a trend that began earlier in the decade, American culture began to demonstrate greater sensitivity to gender differences and ethnic minorities. The ad industry in the 1970s worked to improve diversity as depicted in advertisements and within their own corporate structure.

This "Timex presents equal time for women" advertisement was a print campaign published in the May 12, 1972, issue of . It promoted the Ladies Electric Timex watch collection, leaning into the era's rising women's liberation movement to market reliable electric timepieces to female consumers.

8-day, time, strike and musical weight driven brass tall clock movement. Attributed to Cuthbert Warner of Baltimore, MD....
08/25/2026

8-day, time, strike and musical weight driven brass tall clock movement. Attributed to Cuthbert Warner of Baltimore, MD.

Warner (1753–1838) was a prominent silversmith, clockmaker, and watchmaker in Baltimore, Maryland from 1780 to 1822.

Novelty musical watch that plays a tune by turning a crank on the stem. These toys were available playing different tune...
08/14/2026

Novelty musical watch that plays a tune by turning a crank on the stem. These toys were available playing different tunes -- this one plays "Grandfather Clock. " Patented on Aug. 14, 1883, by the Weeden Manufacturing Company (1882-1952).

08/13/2026

Today is !
What better way to celebrate then by getting your tickets to our 10th annual Wine, Women & Watches event! Purchase them on the museum's website at clockandwatchmuseum.org/event-list or call 860-583-6070.
We'll have a bubbly glass of prosecco waiting for you on September 17th.

08/12/2026

Address

100 Maple Street
Bristol, CT
06010

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(860) 583-6070

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