Lancashire Watch Company

Until the late 19th century, Prescot had been the centre of the watchmaking trade in England.

The workers produced watch parts in small workshops attached to their cottages and were paid by piece work.

In 1889 a company was formed and eventually a large factory was built to create complete watches under one roof.

[1] The products produced had more in common with earlier American designs than traditional English fusee watches.

Because of economies of scale the Lancashire Watch Company struggled to compete with the larger American and Swiss factories.