All Watches Tell Time.
Hampden Watches Tell Stories.™
ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE, ENGRAVED ON YOUR CASEBACK.
THE HAMPDEN COLLECTION
FIRST HAND: A WATCHMAKING WORKSHOP BY HAMPDEN
BUILD YOUR OWN HAMPDEN WATCH
Spend six hours at the bench with our master hosts and assemble your own Swiss mechanical watch, wheel by wheel. Named one of America’s Best Watch Classes by Hodinkee.
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Engraveable caseback
Work with a designer to design your caseback. Engrave anything from dates, handwritten messages, meaningful sayings, and more.
Swiss Made Movements
The Swiss Made label signifies that the movement meets standards set forth by Swiss law.
Interchangeable Bands
All models include easily interchangeable bands - no tools required.
PERSONALIZED ENGRAVING, MADE SEAMLESS.
Our Design Concierge lets you create a one-of-a-kind caseback for your Hampden. And the best part: it's complimentary with each purchase.
Engraved with your story - in just 10 days
Design your caseback with our team
Free design session with every watch
Luxury Packaging, Ready to Gift
STEP 1:
Choose Your Watch
Every Hampden includes a complimentary one-on-one design session.
STEP 2:
Book Your Session
After purchase, you’ll receive a link to meet your personal Hampden designer.
STEP 3:
Create Your Caseback
Collaborate to craft your engraving — from initials to artwork, anything you imagine can be engraved.
Step 4:
Ready in 10 days
Your personalized timepiece is crafted, finished, and ready to wear in no time.
AMERICAN WATCHMAKING SINCE 1877
The Hampden name has been on American watches since 1877, when its pocket watches set the standard for precision in this country. One of them was in Orville Wright's pocket at Kitty Hawk.
Four generations of our family have made watches in Chicago since 1922. Hampden is the name we build under today.
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GROUP GIFTS THAT TELL YOUR STORY
The Legacy Program brings shared group moments to life through personalized Hampden timepieces — crafted for weddings, alumni reunions, fraternities, corporate milestones, and family legacies.
Four Generations
The fourth hand
The Fourth Hand is Hampden's journal, named for the fourth generation of the family now running a company whose watches have carried the Hampden name since 1877. It's where we put the things that don't fit on a product page. What a caseback ends up holding once a customer decides what matters. What happens at the bench during a First Hand workshop. How a custom program goes from a rough sketch to a finished watch on someone's wrist.
