Where are Ball watches manufactured?

Switzerland
Where are Ball Watches Made? Ball is now a Swiss-owned and Swiss-based company. All watches are made in Switzerland at La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Is Ball Watch a luxury brand?

Ball has positioned itself as an innovative luxury watch brand, with exclusive patented technologies such as the A-PROOF anti-magnetic system, the SpringLOCK anti-shock system, the Amortiser anti-shock system and more.

Is Ball a Swiss watch brand?

BALL Watch Company SA is a Swiss luxury watch company based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It was founded in 1891 by Webb C. Ball in Cleveland, Ohio, and is linked to American railroad history.

Are ball watches radioactive?

The luminescent technology safely seals pure tritium gas in lightweight mineral glass tubes, whose interior walls are coated with phosphor powder in different colors. And because the amount of tritium is considerably low, its radioactive levels pose no risk to the wearer.

What is a railroad watch?

A railroad grade pocket watch is simply a watch that was approved by a particular railroad organization for use by conductors on their rail. This makes evaluating older watches as railroad grade a very difficult task, i.e. a watch may have met the standards of one company but not another.

Are ball watches self winding?

Most of BALL watches are automatic. Once they have been wound manually for initial setting, their movement is self-winding, running thanks to the energy provided by the natural motion of the owner’s wrist.

What kind of Dial does a Ball Watch have?

Black dial. BALL Trainmaster Dual Time watch with special design platform based on automatic ETA movement, second time zone indication, stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, and micro gas tubes for night reading capability. White dial. BALL Conductor Limited Edition 333 pieces.

What is the significance of the ball watch?

Subsequently, Mr. Ball, appointed as the Chief Time Inspector, standardized timekeeping throughout the railroad industry. As the official website for the Ball watches proudly proclaims, Mr. Ball is the reason for the establishment of standards that put in place uniformity and accurate timekeeping across the American railroad.

What kind of watch does ball engineer use?

BALL Engineer Hydrocarbon watch with automatic ETA movement, stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, patented crown protection system, and micro gas tubes for night reading capability. BALL Engineer Master II Diver watch powered by automatic ETA 2836-2 movement with day and date calendar. 300 meters water resistant.

What kind of Watch is a ball conductor?

BALL Conductor Classic watch. Automatic ETA movement, stainless steel case, black Sunburst Guilloche textured dial, crocodile leather watch band, sapphire crystal and micro gas tubes for night reading capability. BALL Conductor watch Limited Edition 1920 pieces.