Canadian watch manufacturer specializing in military-specification tool watches. Marathon is the sole supplier of watches to the United States Armed Forces and has been manufacturing timing instruments for allied military forces since 1941. Watches are designed in Canada and manufactured in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, bearing the Swiss Made designation.
The company that became Marathon Watch was originally founded in 1904 as Weinsturm Watch, later renamed Wein Brothers. In 1939, Morris Wein established Marathon Watch Company in Montreal, Canada, supplying precision timepieces throughout North America. Beginning in 1941, Marathon began manufacturing timing instruments for the Allied Forces during World War II, establishing the military heritage that defines the brand today. The company is part of the broader Wein family watchmaking tradition, which also includes the Chicago-based Hampden Watch, founded in 1922. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership under President Mitchell Wein, Marathon continues to manufacture watches conforming to United States Military Standard MIL-PRF-46374G and specifications of other nations.
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Canada1939 Wein Family (four generations: Morris Wein founder, Leon Wein former president, Mitchell Wein current president)
