New Columbus continued to manufacture the Railway King as a 18-size 17-jewels movement until New Columbus brought out the new Railway King in about 1899. The 16-size 21-jewels Ruby grade was introduced for railroad service in 1895, also adjusted to temperature, positions, and isochronism. In late 1894, the 18-size 21-jewels Time King grade was introduced for railroad service, adjusted to temperature, positions, and isochronism. Initially the new company's movements were a continuation of the existing models and grades. In 1894, following the financial panic of 1893, the Columbus Watch Company went into receivership, operating with new management until 1903, producing watches under the names Columbus Watch Company and New Columbus Watch Company.
87 (open face) "specially adapted for use by railroad men." Other 16-size watches manufactured for railroad service included grades No.
In 1889 Columbus introduced 16-size 16-jewels adjusted movements grades No. The more moderately priced 18-size 15-jewels R.W.K Special was introduced in 1892. The Railway King was initially released as a hunting case movement, an open face version was released later. 35 (hunting) were more affordable priced movements which were also manufactured to meet railroad time service requirements 1.Īround 1889 Columbus introduced one of its earliest named grade, the Railway King, a high grade, 18-size, 16-jewel movement, furnished with a micrometer regulator and adjusted to temperature and positions. 98 (open face) were more moderate priced movements, grades No. In its earliest years, Columbus used numbers to identify its watch grades, the top grades were the 18-size 16-jewels No. The highest grade 18-size movements were marketed as "finely adjusted and just the thing for railway service." The company's primarily made 18-size movements, and also developed a smaller and thinner 16-size movement. In 1883 the Columbus Watch Company began to manufacture movements in a newly-built factory in Columbus, Ohio. In November 1882 the company was reorganized as the Columbus Watch Company, with Dietrich Gruen President and General Manager. The Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company was founded by Dietrich Gruen in December 1874 in Columbus, Ohio, finishing movements imported from Switzerland.
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