![]() Elgin watches were created using mechanized, repeatable processes, organized quality control and standardized, interchangeable, parts. ![]() Elgin used what were at the time quite advanced tools, techniques and labor practices to achieve a very high quality product, in high volumes, at a relatively affordable price. The Elgin National Watch Company was for a time, one of the largest industrial concerns in the world.Elgin pocketwatches from the early years are particularly interesting because of the methods and philosophy of the Elgin company. Between 1864 and sometime in the 1960s, Elgin manufactured 10s of millions of pocket and wrist watches. In 1874 the name was changed Elgin National Watch Company. But right from the start folks referred to the new products as "watches from Elgin", or Elgin watches. The Elgin National Watch Company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois as the National Watch Company.
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