Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Waltham Watch Company originated in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1854 when operations commenced at a new facility. Aaron Lufkin Dennison established the initial American Horologe Company in 1849 before moving production to Waltham.
Royal E. Robbins bought the property for $56,000 during a sheriff's auction at the end of February 1857. He took over the struggling watch operation alongside his brother Henry Asher Robbins and Daniel F. Appleton.
Seventy-five workers in the Finishing department stopped work on the 11th of August 1924 following news of a 10 percent wage cut. The dispute escalated into a company-wide work stoppage involving 2,000 employees out of 2,900 total staff.
Waltham closed its historic Massachusetts facility on the 3rd of February 1950 which put 1,200 workers out of a job. The company declared bankruptcy in 1949 when a final loan installment was denied by creditors.
The Invicta Watch Co led by Georges Didisheim acquired Waltham through a Delaware-registered entity called Iseca. This purchase involved 283,976 shares for just over $6.5 million in cash and stock financing.