The A-11 Military Ordinance Watch listed as TM 9-1575 served as the blueprint for subsequent timepieces of the 1945 era.
Navy, artillery shells fused, aircraft instruments, sapphire bearings for cannons, and altimeters. focused on producing military-grade artillery. Like most watchmakers during the Second World War, Elgin Watch Co. Assay Pocket Watch Hunter Case SN (Source: eBay) Elgin A-11 Military Ordinance Watch 14kt Gold Elgin Natl 918129 Warranted 14k U.S. Also, you may notice a difference in the designs whereas some have open faces, others have enclosed frames. The Railroad Pocket Watches suited the Railroad industry’s high-accuracy needs making it one of the best grades. tried diversifying clockmaking, radios, and wedding rings, it couldn’t survive the new system.Įventually, after an almost 100-year run, the business hung its boots in 1968, then changed its name to Elgin National Industries in 1970.īeing a mass-producing brand makes antique Elgin pocket watches a favorite amongst collectors because their spare parts are readily available.Īntique Elgin Pocket Watches come in two broad types – the Railroad Models and Standard Watches. Antique artisans had to compete with new players who used cheaper and more affordable materials.Īnd although Elgin National Watch Co. The Second World War’s end affected the watchmaking industry as a whole.
It thrived in this line for a while until the finale of WWII. channel its resources towards Military-grade watches.
Military on repair techniques for its artillery.ġ939 – 1945 saw the Second World War, which made Elgin National Watch Co. During this time, Elgin National Watch Co. It made several self-wound movement wristwatches within ten years – the 607, 618, 760, and 761 calibers. World War I and II Impactīy 1910, Elgin joined the pioneers of the wristwatch movement in the USA.
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introduced the Stem-wound movement to upgrade its past two decades key-wound system. The City of Elgin became the first auction buyer dropping $15,000 on the timepiece event though it retailed for $117.īy 1880, Elgin National Watch Co. This name was a tribute to one of the founding fathers – Benjamin W. shared the spotlight with the prestigious Waltham Watch Co in its early days. They reigned supreme as the premiere middle-ground watchmaking companies in the USA – neither highest-grade nor cheap-grade.Īfter six months of production, its first model, the 18-size BW Raymond temperature adjusted pocket watch, stormed the market in 1867. achieved its goal- making affordable antique watches.Įlgin National Watch Co. The new company drove innovation by mass-producing high-quality machine-made pocket watches and within a short period, Elgin Watch Co.
Its name then was the “National Watch Company,” but its popularity within its home city influenced a change to “Elgin National Watch Company.” The Antique Elgin Pocket Watch Company’s history starts in the 19th century, at the end of the American Civil War. History of Antique Elgin Pocket Watches Late 19th Century
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