Marathon Watch Company
Address
8355 Jane Street, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Phone
(+1) 905-764-9420
Information
Marathon Watch Company’s roots were laid well over a century ago in 1904 when Hersh Wein founded Weinstrum Watch, later to be renamed Wein Brothers. The second generation of the Wein family was then deployed worldwide to begin their own watch businesses, with Morris Wein, son of Hersh Wein, founding Marathon in Montreal, Canada in 1939. The head office being located in just above a popular cafe frequented by members of the dept of defense. By 1941, Marathon was officially supplying wristwatches and timing instruments to Allied forces.
