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Elgin Grade 156 – 16-Size, Model 6, 21 Jewels, c.1909

By Nathan Moore

Elgin Watch Co. Grade 156 - 16-Size, Model 6, 21 Jewels, c.1909, Serial No. 13504069. The Elgin Grade 156 represents one of the finest 16-Size watches offered by the Elgin National Watch Company at the turn of the century. Elegantly finished with raised gold jewel...

Analysis , Factories , Hampden Watch Company , History , New York Watch Company , Production

The Watch Factories of Springfield, Massachusetts: New York Watch Company and Hampden Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

Early in the history of American watchmaking, the bustling town of Springfield, Massachusetts produced fine watch movements for a nation eager for a new start following the Civil War. For.

Analysis , Auctions , Database , Elgin , Production

Mistakes Were Made. Factory Errors at American Pocket Watch Factories: Grade 450 Lord Elgin

By Nathan Moore

While uncommon, the production lines at the watch factories in American were not entirely flawless. Occasionally, we find evidence of movements with errors that were still sold to the market..

Early Rockford Watch Company Transitional Designs: Stem-Wind & Lever-Set

By Nathan Moore

In Analysis , History , Pocket Watches , Production , Rockford

When the Rockford Watch Company commenced manufacturing in 1876, the prominent American watch companies such as Waltham and Elgin had already introduced innovative stem-wind movements. By the next year, Rockford had adapted their standard 18-Size key-wind movement and was advertising transitional movements in each grade...