Thereafter, Howard formed a new company called the Howard Watch & Clock Company (transposing clock & watch) on October 1, 1863, which was successful for some years but was reorganized in 1881 after financial setbacks of a few years previous. On Mathe clock and watch businesses were combined into one joint stock corporation, the Howard Clock & Watch Company, which failed in 1863. The Howard firm established itself as perhaps the premier American manufacturer of luxury watches from 1858 into the 1890s. Howard & Co." throughout, with only minor exceptions. Howard & Co." While the company name changed several times during the firm's watchmaking history, all watches it made continued to be signed "E. under the name "Howard & Rice." In December 1858, Howard finally bought out Rice's interest and began manufacturing watches of a new design, signed "E. Both Howard and Davis had also been involved in watch manufacturing, somewhat unsuccessfully, since 1850, In 1857-8, Edward Howard finished and sold left over "Model 1857" material from the Boston Watch Co. Davis left the firm and Howard & Davis was dissolved and was succeeded by E.
About 1843, with a third partner, Luther Stephenson, they began to also manufacture tower clocks. They also became known for their manufacture of sewing machines, fire engines and precision balances. Davis, manufacturing high-grade wall clocks under the name of Howard & Davis in 1842. Howard, a clockmaking apprentice of Aaron Willard, Jr. Howard Watch & Clock Company was formed as a joint stock corporation on Decemto succeed an earlier firm of similar name founded by Edward Howard (1813–1904). was famous for high grade watches, regulators, and marine clocks.
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