A.T. Cross Company Announces Promotion of Charles Mellen to President of Cross Accessory Division.

LINCOLN, Rhode Island -- A.T. Cross Company (Amex: ATX) today announced that Charles S. Mellen has been promoted to the position of President of the Cross Accessory Division reporting to David G. Whalen, President and Chief Executive Officer of A.T. Cross. Mr. Mellen, 44, has been with A.T. Cross since 2005 and had previously held the position of Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales for the Cross brand. Prior to joining Cross, Mr. Mellen was Vice President of Marketing at Tumi, Inc. and was Director for Men's Products and Footwear at Coach, Inc.

David G. Whalen said, "We are pleased to recognize the contributions of Chad Mellen to our company. Chad brings over 20 years of experience with consumer brands such as Tumi and Coach into this elevated role. We are confident that he will help us continue the growth and breadth of the Cross brand by focusing on Cross brand extensions, continued new product flow and by accelerating the growth of our direct to consumer efforts."

About A.T. Cross Company

Building on the rich tradition of its award-winning writing instruments and reputation for innovation and craftsmanship, A.T. Cross Company is a designer and marketer of branded personal and business accessories. Cross provides a range of distinctive products that appeal to a growing market of consumers seeking to enhance their image and facilitate their lifestyle. A.T. Cross products, including award-winning quality writing instruments, timepieces, business accessories and Costa Del Mar sunglasses, are distributed in retail and corporate gift channels worldwide. For more information, visit the A.T. Cross web site at www.cross.com and the Costa Del Mar website at www.costadelmar.com.

Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (including but not limited to statements relating to new product introductions, brand extensions and the direct to consumer initiative ). In addition, words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to consumers' and retailers' reaction to the Company's existing and new writing instrument and accessory products, and the success of the direct to consumer initiatives, and are not guarantees since there are inherent difficulties in predicting future results. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The information contained in this document is as of September 14, 2007. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments. Additional discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's expectations is contained in the Company's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.