All parts except for the dials and balances were made in his shop in Lancaster on King Street.
By 1882 he and his crew finished just short of 50 movements which were all high grade three quarter plate, free sprung, nickel, 16 size, hunting case models that were all beautifully damascened and finished. With only five workmen, Bowman made some additional small tooling to make his watches. Less than one year later he engaged the services of the former Lancaster Watch Co. Bowman, a successful retail jeweler, ordered some watchmaking machinery to start making watches above his jewelry store.
