Established in Victoria St Abbotsford in the mid 1920's they moved from the corner of Church St to 655 Victoria St in 1929 into a new purpose built factory.
The machinery was subsequently purchased and contacts obtained to produce cases for brands such as Rolex.
In 1929 100 staff were engaged in watch case manufacture.
J W Handley went on until the 1960’s and made a great variety of products- during WWII they produced such things as compasses and gun sights for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
They eventually ceased production in the 1960’s