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watch company rugged refined and rare type privately held company industry original luxury timepiece engineer and manufacturer founder christopher f. wardle headquarters bozeman montana united states products wristwatches leather goods website bozemanwatch.com the bozeman watch company of bozeman montana was an american company that designed and engineered its own timepieces and had its mechanical components certified by the contr le officiel suisse des chronom tres cosc certified timepieces . 1 the company went out of business in 2015 . contents 1 history 2 watch models 2.1 yellowstone 2.1.1 yellowstone silver 2.1.2 yellowstone silver stainless steel 2.1.3 yellowstone blue 2.1.4 yellowstone blue stainless steel 2.2 b1 hellcat 2.3 snowmaster telemetric 2.4 smokejumper gmt and smokejumper chronograph 2.5 herradura 2.6 sidewinder 2.7 uss montana 2.8 2nd edition cutthroats 2.8.1 cutthroat yellowstone edition 2.8.2 cutthroat westslope edition 2.8.3 cutthroat whitefish edition 2.8.4 cutthroat mack creek edition 2.8.5 cutthroat 2nd edition 2.9 schofield 3 other products 3.1 bannack 3.2 wilsall 3.3 pony 3.4 missoula 4 references 5 external links history edit from the 1850s to the 1950s america was the predominant manufacturing center for quality and affordable mechanical watches . after wwii switzerland advanced its position in the industry ahead of the usa with gauge making experience and machinery which was used for military vehicles . christopher f. wardle originally a native of michigan and a collector of mechanical timepieces discovered during his exploits that american watch companies were all but extinct in the industry . this fact led him to write a business plan in 1994 whereby american innovation could be reintroduced to the watch making industry . in 2001 wardle sought out an industrial designer to help put his vision and original watch designs to paper . having been a collector of many american brands and having the desire to keep the models reminiscent of the mid 20th century styles wardle started to clinch concepts into designs and after several years of hard work in 2005 introduced the first timepiece the smokejumper chronograph . incredibly the missoula based national smokejumper association www.smokejumpers.com endorsed bozeman watch company s smokejumper chronograph as the official watch of the wild fire fighter s organization . in 2005 the company opened its first exclusive showroom in bozeman montana usa . in 2008 the company expanded its michigan design staff and started expanding its ability to create original engineering data tooling and suppliers to ramp up its model lineup for its expanded showroom plans . in 2010 the bozeman watch company opened another dealer in whitefish montana . the bozeman watch company creates data tooling and original parts for each new watch model . staying away from standard production parts the company takes up to 3 years to design and take to market any of its watch models . where many watch makers buy out of catalogs bwc uses tiny parts that are made for their company exclusively . 2 in 2005 the company opened its first showroom in downtown bozeman . it has recently expanded their showrooms to whitefish mt and as of july 2011 jackson hole wy . 3 watch models edit yellowstone edit the ladies yellowstone watch has a 32mm case diameter interlaced with sapphire crystals . it is waterproof to 5 atm or about 165 ft. it has a 21 jewel automatic mechanical movement with a date function and a sweep second hand . a hundred pieces will be produced in 2011 and estimated to be available for purchase in december 2011 . a men s 38mm model will be released simultaneously with the ladies model . the men s model will house a 25 jewel automatic movement . it is available in stainless steel or alligator black wristband . 4 the men s watch is released in 4 types yellowstone silver edit yellowstone silver stainless steel edit yellowstone blue edit yellowstone blue stainless steel edit b1 hellcat edit this timepiece is inspired by the legendary f6f hellcat from world war ii a us naval fighter plane . this distinguished watch gives honor to the men and women of the us military who have willingly given their lives for the united states . as of now this watch offers two straps a tan or black saddle leather strap and a stainless steel bracelet . this watch will be released with two hundred first editions . it has a 42.6 mm diameter watch face a 13.2 mm height . it also has a 25 jewel swiss movement 28 800 vph a sweep second hand and date functions as well as a screw down crown . it is water resistant to 330 ft. 5 snowmaster telemetric edit this timepiece is inspired by snow powered by wind born to the mountains american at heart . 6 this watch has 43mm stainless steel case with 25 jewel automatic swiss valjoux movement . each movement is independently cosc certified in geneva with second minute and hour chronograph timing functions . it also comes with a second 24 hour time zone complication or gmt function as well as a speed and distance telemetric scale . smokejumper gmt and smokejumper chronograph edit there are two smokejumper style watches the smokejumper gmt or chronograph . the gmt worldtime is the national smokejumpers official timepiece . the inspiration for the gmt came from airborne fire fighters 7 those who risk it all to preserve life save property and protect our national forests . . it comes with two different available dial colors silver and black or enamel and super luminescent . the gmt has automatic swiss specialty line mechanical movement a 21 jewel movement with 28 800 vibrations per hour vph . it has a 42 hour power reserve and a second time zone function . it is cosc certified is water resistant to 330 ft and is domed with sapphire crystals . the back is engraved with the missoula mt smokejumper base logo endorsement . the gmt will initially be limited to one hundred individual numbered pieces . the original smokejumper chronograph as stated in the april 2008 issue of insync ; i s bwc s only chronograph and at 46.5 mm it s largest . it is also limited to 100 individually numbered editions which are newrly all spoken for . wardle says once the smokejumper is sold out they will produce a different model gmt which should please owners of this distinctive piece . 8 herradura edit the herradura was developed with direction from two time world series winner bosten red sox pitcher josh beckett . greatly inspired by the 7000 acre herradura ranch and josh s passion for perfection in everything he does christopher wardle bozeman watch company s ceo set out to commemorate the texan and great boston pitcher with a timeless and rugged piece bozeman watch co . beckett s signature was sent to the bwc so that each of the 53 numbered pieces have the pitcher s mark on it . the herradura has 24 jewels with 28 800 vph a sweep second hand with a three o clock date window . it is cosc certified with raised arabic numerals and raised gold markers with luminescence . it is water resistant to 330 ft and comes with a 44 mm stainless steel case . the leather strap which is available in saddle tan is handmade . 9 sidewinder edit the sidewinder retrograde was introduced as a part of its montana class watch collection . 10 it is made in the style of a 19th century timepiece with raised and separate dial accents . e ach hour marker is a separate applique placed with care and diligence during the assembly of every individually numbered sidewinder . 11 the watch is limited to 100 silver dial and 50 black dial references with each piece individually numbered . they each have a power reserve meter sub dial a sweep second hand and a three o clock date marker and are all cosc certified . they are water resistant to 330 ft and have convex sapphire crystal dome and come with a 44 mm stainless steel case . bozeman is the only american manufacturer using original parts that sends its mechanical movements to geneva for official certification by the cosc . 1 the first timepiece a chronograph named smokejumper was issued in 2005 . 12 bozeman watches have been featured in publications such as outside s go 13 uss montana edit the state of montana is the only state in the united states not to have a battleship named after it . the bozeman watch company developed and released the uss montana . it has crisp white dials and roman numerals which are drawn from classic era of timepiece aesthetics . the bozeman watch company has stated that though it is an automatic mechanical watch and not a battleship we are still honored to be able to show our appreciation to the troops both past and present for serving our country and its citizens . 14 the uss montana has modified val granges automatic caliber with 24 jewels and 28 800 vph . it is cosc certified with sweep second hand and raised blue roman numerals . it is water resistant up to 330 ft and comes with 44 mm stainless steel case . the uss montana has a convex sapphire crystal and tiered lugs . 2nd edition cutthroats edit the 2nd edition cutthroat watch has been made with the addition of 24 hour time zone or gmt function letting owners know what time it is in land of montana no matter where they are . there are 5 versions of the new cutthroat and their design is made using the wonderful colors of the different cutthroat fish . the technical specs of all the watches are as follows swiss automatic caliber movement 21 jewels with 28 800 vph sweep second hand and date function 24 hour 2nd time zone on outer dial cosc controle officiel suisse des chronometres certified individually placed raised luminescent hour markers water resistance to 10 atm below sea level 42 mm stainless steel case and only 10.5 mm in height and convex domed sapphire crystal . 15 cutthroat yellowstone edition edit black leather wristband orange colored minute and hour hand as well as orange hour markers cutthroat westslope edition edit black leather wristband red colored minute and hour hand as well as red hour markers cutthroat whitefish edition edit black leather wristband sage colored minute and hour hand as well as sage hour markers cutthroat mack creek edition edit black leather wristband sky blue colored minute and hour hand as well sky blue hour markers cutthroat 2nd edition edit brown leather wristband black reference timepiece sage colored minute and hour hand as well as sage hour markers schofield edit limited to a 2010 production of 10 silver dial individually numbered pieces . 24 jewels with 28 800 vibrations per hour . this timepiece is 44 mm stainless steel case with sweep second hand