True Life Spy Stories

Waltham Watch Co. | Corporate Espionage That Brought Down an American Giant


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This is the story of the rise and fall of the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in American and global watchmaking, which, Aaron Stark reveals, saw it's undoing at the hands of a corporate spy on a top secret mission during the 1876 Centennial Fair held in Philadelphia.To purchase a copy of 'Disrupting TIme' by Aaron Stark (affiliate link):📚 https://amzn.to/40ZKnNhAaron Stark's website: https://www.aaronstarkbooks.com/#philipthompson #truelifespystoriesIntro music:Flower Duet - Leo Delibes (courtesy of Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium)Creative Commons ► Attribution 3.0 Unported ► CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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