bullerboY Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Does anyone have any information on the history of Summit Watches,I understand these were made at Summit House on Nursery St and were supplied to the forces in ww2.Better still anyone got one to sell? Did anyone work there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I lived just off Nursery St. during the war and I cannot recall that factory.I would be interested to know the outcome of your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I would be surprised if the watches were actually made in Sheffield, and I can't find any mention of a watch factory in old directories, but I remember in the 1960s and 1970s Summit House on Nursery Street was the home of Julius Isaacs, watch importers and wholesalers. Here is an entry from the 1965 Kelly's Directory.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victormh Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 This may help you all My first watch was a Summit. (1951 aged 11) Yes Summit watches came from Summit House on Nursery Stret They were not made there, the company in Summit House had them made elsewhere, but no idea where They were wholesalers of watches anf jewellery My Uncle was a Watchmaker/Repairer/Jeweller located in Wodhouse. I went regularly to Summit House with my Uncle and my Father. Summit House was in fact a company owned by a Jewish Family by the name of Isaacs - the original company was called Julias Isaacs. I remember old Julias. He handed over to his son who was always known as Teddy. Also there was a Mr Stephens in the shop - married to Teddy's sister They had a number of travelling salesmen during those years I used to go in there regularly for items, up to mid 1960's when I moved to Driffield, then 2006 to Malaysia With my father and uncle having passed away few years ago I cannot find out more. My father was good friends with Teddy. Hope this is a help - Grey Emminence - Subang Jaya - Malaysia - 9-25pm Friday and 93 degrees !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullerboY Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Thanks for that info Victor much appreciated,i will carry on my search.Thanks Hillsbro, i did see some thing a few years ago in Kelham Island museum about them but its all been altered now. Edited October 25, 2013 by bullerboY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 ...the original company was called Julias Isaacs. I remember old Julias. He handed over to his son who was always known as Teddy...Yes - census returns from 1891 show Julius Isaacs, born in Poland. He must have come to England in the 1880s, at first living with his older brother Henry in Leeds. He married Etty "Tillie" Appleson in 1901, and Teddy would have been their son (Albert) Edward, born 1910. The 1942 directory shows Julius Isaacs on Montgomery Road, with his business at the same address, and Albert E. Isaacs on Bents Road. It would have been Teddy that I met in 1975 when I took a Roamer watch for repair. It seems from BMD records that Teddy moved to Brent, North London where he died in March 2007 at the ripe old age of 96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Where abouts on Nursery Street was this building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Where abouts on Nursery Street was this building?Just past the old Coroner's Court, on the corner of Joiner Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weston Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Prior to moving to Nursery Street, the business was run from premises visible from Moorhead, on the left going towards the Town Hall; I forget the name of the street. The move, I think, was in the late 1950's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Does anyone have any information on the history of Summit Watches,I understand these were made at Summit House on Nursery St and were supplied to the forces in ww2.Better still anyone got one to sell? Did anyone work there? Is this the watch you are on about?= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Mechanical-Summit-Square-Faced-Wristwatch-/271239525328 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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