Canadian Watch Companies
Best Watch Companies in Canada & USA
Canadian Watch Companies
Propeller Watch Co.
Propeller Watch Co.™ is a Canadian watch company specializing in rugged aviation, automotive, and marine-inspired designs and specifications. They offer collections such as the RestoMod, Squadron, and ProDiver, each featuring non-scratch sapphire crystals and impressive water-resistance ratings, making them suitable even for diving adventures. Propeller Watch Co.™ considers itself a rebel in the watch industry, reshaping the landscape of precision design by embracing simplicity and timeless appeal. Their watches are not just functional accessories; they are works of art, with every detail thoughtfully crafted to create a timepiece that exudes elegance and sophistication. As a new Canadian watch company in the marketplace, Propeller Watch Co.™ takes pride in creating timepieces that deliver exceptional quality at a reasonable cost. They are committed to offering the best watches they can, ensuring that their customers receive the utmost value for their investment.
Momentum Watches St. Moritz
Momentum is a Canadian watch brand known for its durable, high-quality watches designed to withstand outdoor adventures and everyday challenges. They offer a range of watches, including dive, field, pilot, and dress styles, crafted with precision and made to be both functional and stylish. Momentum watches feature advanced technology, such as solar-powered and automatic movements, and are built to endure rugged environments. With collections like the Atlas, Sea Quartz, and Aquamatic, Momentum combines performance with classic design, catering to adventurers and watch enthusiasts alike.
Ferro & Company
Ferro & Company is a watch brand specializing in vintage-inspired, bold timepieces that stand out with their distinctive, classic designs. They offer collections including pilot, racing, and dress watches, combining craftsmanship with modern functionality. Their watches are designed with attention to detail, providing options in automatic and quartz movements. Known for high-quality materials and elegant aesthetics, Ferro & Company watches cater to individuals seeking unique, stylish watches that embody a sense of timeless sophistication. They offer free shipping, a 30-day return policy, and a two-year warranty.
Whitby Watch Co.
The Whitby Watch Company’s “Intrepid” Diver watch, which is dedicated to the life and contributions of William Stephenson, a Canadian who played a significant role in the Allied war effort during World War II. Known as “The Man Called Intrepid,” Stephenson was a World War I flying ace, entrepreneur, and spy who was a close confidante of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He was tasked with establishing the British Security Coordination Office in New York City and played a pivotal role in influencing U.S. intelligence initiatives, including the formation of the CIA.
The Whitby Watch Company, co-founded by Greg Tsgaris, Jay Harrison, and Roy Tsgaris, aims to honor Stephenson’s legacy through their “Intrepid” Diver watch. The watch is of high quality, featuring a Swiss movement and hand-built construction by a world-class German maker. The company will produce only 103 individually numbered pieces in three colors (red, black, and blue), each coming with a commemorative Camp X Challenge coin. A portion of the proceeds from each watch sold will be donated to the Intrepid Society’s Sir William Stephenson Scholarship fund, and discounted pricing will be offered to members of the Canadian Armed Services.
Marathon Watch Company
Marathon has been manufacturing timing instruments for the Allied Forces, and today the fourth generation of the family continues the tradition with a wide range of instruments measuring time, temperature and distance. Marathon watches combine military durability with Swiss engineering and craftsmanship to ensure the highest level of quality and precision. Marathon products are manufactured with the utmost care and go through various quality control measures. This attention to quality is supported by a commitment to excellent customer support to ensure the best possible product experience.
Solios Watches
Founded in Montreal, Solios focuses on creating elegant minimalist solar watches. The brand makes its timepieces as sustainable as possible, allowing them to become the first watch company to apply for the B-Corp certification. On top of that, Solios is committed to protecting one acre of rainforest for each watch sold.
The brand’s sustainable watches are scratch-resistant, thanks to a sapphire crystal coating, as well as being water-resistant to up to 30 meters. The case, made of 316L stainless steel, is 7.5mm thin which is impressive for a solar watch that offers a 6 months power reserve.
Tense Watches
Tense Watches is a Canadian brand that specializes in handcrafted wooden watches, combining sustainability with elegant design. Founded in 1971, Tense creates timepieces using high-quality, eco-friendly wood, such as walnut, maple, and olive. Their collections include options for men and women, with customizable designs and vegan-friendly choices. Tense Watches focuses on unique craftsmanship, offering personalized engraving and a selection of watch straps. Proudly made in Canada, Tense Watches emphasize sustainability, free shipping within North America, and a commitment to quality and innovation in wooden watchmaking.
2nd Shot
2nd Shot is a Canadian company specializing in unique, handcrafted products made from recycled skateboards. They create a variety of items, including chef tools, skate watches, art pieces, and custom guitars, each showcasing a one-of-a-kind aesthetic inspired by skateboard culture. With a focus on sustainability and creativity, 2nd Shot transforms discarded skateboards into functional and artistic pieces. Their collection is ideal for those looking for eco-friendly products with a distinct, urban edge, and they offer custom work for personalized designs.
Novo Watch
NOVO Watch is a Canadian boutique manufacturer that creates handcrafted timepieces from reclaimed materials, each telling a unique story. Founded by Steve Christensen, NOVO emphasizes preserving the human element in all stages of creation, ensuring each watch has a distinct soul.
Their collections feature watches made from materials like retired railroad steel, military tanks, and historic bridges, blending history with craftsmanship. Notable pieces include the Champlain Bridge Watch, crafted from the iconic Canadian bridge, and the Coalbanks Collection, made from century-old train tracks.
NOVO offers customization, allowing clients to infuse personal memorabilia into their timepieces, creating heirlooms that tell individual stories.
Proudly made in Lethbridge, Alberta, NOVO Watch combines artistry with history, crafting watches that are both functional and meaningful.
American Watch Companies A-L
Autodromo
Brew Watch Company
The Brew watch collection is designed to celebrate and capture our enjoyable coffee experiences. I’ve drawn inspiration from industrial espresso machines, which feature a special blend of warm contrasting colors and a variety of brushing effects. This combination of colors and textures help to emphasize every component that is used to create this beautiful timepiece. Similar to an espresso machine, they express their own industrial nature with unique vented aesthetics seen on the sides, caseback, and crown.
Bulova
Bulova, established in 1875 by Joseph Bulova in New York City, is a renowned American watchmaker celebrated for its innovation and craftsmanship. The company pioneered standardized watch production and introduced the first fully electronic watch with proprietary tuning-fork technology, enhancing timekeeping accuracy.
Bulova’s commitment to precision led to its involvement in 46 NASA space missions, including the Apollo 15 mission, where a Bulova chronograph was worn on the lunar surface.
Today, Bulova offers a diverse range of timepieces, from classic designs to modern innovations like the CURV collection, featuring the world’s first curved chronograph movement. The brand continues to blend heritage with contemporary design, maintaining its legacy of excellence in watchmaking.
Detroit Watch Company
For the past 17 years, I have been developing and designing original timepieces for various watch brands complementing my career and passion for designing cars over the past 35 years. Together with my wife Amy, also a designer for the past 30 years and a Michigan native whose family is from Detroit, it has been our dream to ultimately create our own timepieces thus the Detroit Watch Company was born. Following the success of our 1701 Pontchartrain collection, Pontchartrain Watch Company is our newest stand alone collection alongside DWC.
Devon
For the watch enthusiast with a passion for innovation and ingenuity, the new must-have timepieces are from DEVON. These engineering masterpieces are from our design lab that has dedicated itself to creating innovative luxury products that exemplify the American spirit that immediately establishes a leading-edge vision and an exquisite command of the artistry of watch design. Our unique functionality reinvents the watch, extending far beyond the boundaries of traditional watchmaking. DEVON’S movement is a mesmerizing display of our patented system of interwoven Time Belts that displays hours, minutes and seconds in a way that’s never been dreamed of before
Hager
An American watchmaker who unveiled his first watch in 2013, Keaton Myrick has spent the subsequent years refining the 1 of 30, a wristwatch crafted with traditional, artisanal methods. Since then the 38-year old has delivered several examples of the 30-piece edition, each customized to the client’s request in terms of design; the watch pictured is numbered “30/30” and is largely stock, with the only custom option being the engine-turned seconds sub-dial.
Based in Sisters, a town in the Pacific Northwest state of Oregon, Keaton studied watchmaking at the Lititz Watch Technicum (LWT), a school in Pennsylvania established by Rolex, which he joined after graduation. After several years there, he returned to his hometown to set up a workshop specializing in repair and restoration.
Kobold
Every Kobold is hand-built in our workshops in the U.S., Germany and Nepal. Most of our watch cases are made in our own workshops. We designate our cases either as Made in USA or Made in Germany. Kobold watches are invented, designed, prototyped, manufactured, assembled, and tested in-house. All Kobold watches are covered by a 10-year warranty against material defects and inferior workmanship.
Long Island Watch Company
Long Island Watch is a small company that is proud to be family owned and operated. Island Watch provides 100% authentic novel and interesting watches – the styles of which you will not find in your local jewelry store. Our watches come in many styles from Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Islands, Far East and even sourced right here in the United States. Take a look around our company store, you are sure to find what you are looking for. We also have our inhouse brand of Islander Watches.