1850s and 1870s The Waterbury Clock Company creates a revolution in the global watch industry by replacing the first mechanisms of the metal timber they were more expensive and easier to manufacture, 1880 when clocks were a luxury Waterbury Clock Watch offers the first economic, Robert H. 1917s 1900s Waterbury Clock design the Yankee pocket watch for the U. S. Navy for use on the face, 1930s was the first to produce the Mickey Mouse watch in 1933 under license from Walt Disney, 1950s born the first wristwatch called the Timex, Timex 1960s at this time became a generic being the market leader of low price, 1990s Timex launches 1st market luminocente watch, 2000 remains the leader Timex in the innovation of technology and design, 2006 to date remains the leading Timex # 1 of America with more than 150 years in the market. .