In the Press

The 1916 Company: Tim Mosso Gets a New Watch

Tim introduces the newest (and American made) addition to his collection and highlights the work being done at 1776 Atelier.

Screw Down Crown: There Is No Fair

A conversation with Jason Lu of 1776 Atelier, on hand finishing, flags, and the strictest label in watchmaking

SJX Podcast: American Independents

On episode 43 of the SJX Podcast, SJX and Brandon discuss the latest entry in this field, the Liberty 250 from 1776 Atelier, and break down the claim that 90% of its components are manufactured in the US.

The 1776 Atelier Liberty 250 is an extraordinary achievement for American horology.

By pairing an incredibly high level of domestic component manufacturing with world-class traditional finishing, Jason Lu and Zach Smith have created a watch that does not merely celebrate American history: it makes it

Land of the free-sprung balance

Texas-based independent 1776 Atelier commemorates America’s 250th year with the Liberty 250, a rose gold skeleton watch with sharp anglage on a movement that is overwhelmingly American made, from the main plate to the free-sprung balance.

Is This The Gateway to American Haute Horology?

The 1776 Atelier Mount Vernon Aventurine is an American dress watch with a hand-finished Caliber 621.1788 and distinctive engraving. It showcases growing U.S.-based manufacturing and craftsmanship.

American Watchmakers - The Most American Watch Brands Currently.

Note: This video contains an error. All Mount Vernon timepieces feature fully a hand-engraved movement, regardless of configuration. The only laser engraving is on the optional logo ratchet wheel.

Watch Review: 1776 Atelier Mount Vernon

"The Mount Vernon offers the same as watches that cost three times as much or more, without any meaningful sacrifice, all while championing what it can of American watchmaking"

1776 Atelier Celebrates Independence of the United States and Watchmaking with the Liberty 250

Brice Goulard introduces the Liberty 250 for the 250th anniversary of American independence — 41mm in rose gold, twenty-five pieces, the calibre L250 with its free-sprung balance, and a presentation box holding authenticated timber from a 1735 Independence Hall beam.

Conversations: American Watchmakers Jason Lu and Zach Smith of 1776 Atelier

“An underdog story of American manufacturing.” Brandon Moore sits down with the founders on the Liberty 250, how the workshop came together, and the honest accounting behind the movement’s domestic content.

The Best American Watch Brands You Need to Know

Oracle Time’s survey of the twenty brands defining American watchmaking in 2026 counts 1776 Atelier among them, with movements “finished to a degree that most Swiss maisons would consider too far” and the Montpelier singled out as the piece that shows what the atelier can do.

1776 Atelier Montpelier Watch Review: An American Brand Ups The Ante

Mike Razak reviews the Montpelier — the hand-wound Caliber 0917.1787, a dial carrying sixty-two internal angles and better than forty hours of finishing, and a brand he places at the door of America’s established independents.