DETROIT—Shinola Detroit LLC is opening a new watch dial factory here, allowing it to bring more manufacturing back to the city. Currently the luxury goods company, which is known for watches, bicycles and leather goods, purchases its dials from Taiwan-based BAT Ltd.

Founded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Co., Timex Group USA is, and has been, America’s leading watchmaker for more than a century. The company’s watches are sold in more than 80 countries worldwide and manufactured in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

DETROIT—Last summer, watchmaker Shinola opened a new assemble plant here with just 14 employees. Today, the company has 25 workers and is planning to hire 10 more in the next few months.

In the late 19th century, Swiss craftsmen Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet met at Vallee de Joux and started working together in watch manufacturing. 

DETROIT—Detroit, long known for manufacturing cars and trucks, may soon be known for producing elegant watches, too.