United States
The United States led mass-production watchmaking from the mid-19th century through the Waltham, Elgin and Hamilton factories. Modern American watchmaking is led by RGM in Pennsylvania and Weiss Watch Company. The country is the largest single market for Swiss watch exports.
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Currency
US dollar (USD)
VAT / Tax
There is no federal VAT. Sales tax is set by individual states and ranges roughly from 0% (Oregon, Montana, New Hampshire, Delaware) to over 9% combined state-and-local in some jurisdictions.
Signature Brands
- RGM
- Weiss
- Hamilton (heritage)
Traveler Note
Major watch retail concentrates on Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue in New York, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and the Design District in Miami.
Watch Cities in United States
New York
New York is the largest single luxury-watch retail market in the United States. Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Cartier and Rolex operate major flagships on or near Fifth Avenue, and Phillips' watch auctions at 432 Park Avenue regularly set world records.
Miami
The Miami Design District has, over the past decade, become one of the most important luxury watch retail clusters in the Americas, hosting flagship boutiques for Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin and Richard Mille.