Kobold watches

Kobold was founded in 1998 by Michael Kobold in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while he was a student at Carnegie Mellon University. Before starting the company, Michael Kobold had trained with Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, founder of Chronoswiss. Kobold was among the first watch brands to sell directly to customers over the internet.

Its collections have included the Soarway, the Polar Surveyor Chronograph and the Spirit of America. The first Spirit of America was the first Kobold watch assembled in the United States, at the company's Pittsburgh workshop.

Kobold later moved its base from Pittsburgh to Merry Oaks Farm near Volant, in north-western Pennsylvania.