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Elgin 18-Size Balance Wheel Comparison: Model 5 vs. Model 8 (“Veritas Model”)

By Nathan Moore

When the new “Veritas Model” was introduced in 1901, the Elgin National Watch Company boasted about the “extra heavy balance wheel” driven by a mainspring one-third wider and fifty-percent longer than other watches of the same size. So, how much heavier is the balance wheel...

Elgin , Movements , Production

Factory Adjustments Applied to the Elgin 18-Size “Veritas” Model 8

By Nathan Moore

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the factory adjustments applied to the new “Veritas” model: “The new “Veritas” model is very.

Elgin , Macro , Parts

Coiled Mainspring from Elgin No. 214 Veritas

By Nathan Moore

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the features of the mainspring in the new “Veritas” model: “The mainspring itself is one.

Jeweled Safety Barrel and Click from Elgin No. 214 Veritas

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin , Macro

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the features of the mainspring barrel and click in the new “Veritas” model: “In winding the watch, the combination consisting of the large winding wheel, barrel and hub turn together...

Elgin , Macro

Ruby Jewels in Raised Gold Settings from Elgin No. 214 Veritas

By Nathan Moore

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the jewels in the new “Veritas” model: “Watch jeweling is often a beclouded subject, mystifying.

Elgin , Macro , Parts

Breguet Hairspring and Balance from Elgin No. 239 Veritas

By Nathan Moore

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the features of the hairspring in the new “Veritas” model: “All hairsprings used in the.

“The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” – Promotional Booklet Introducing the Veritas Model by the Elgin National Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

In Catalogs & Resources , Digital Archive , Elgin , Railroad Watches

Shortly after the introduction of the new 18-Size railroad movements in 1901, the Elgin National Watch Company distributed a promotional booklet titled, “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers.” This booklet served as an informational and marketing tool, taking the reader on a journey...

Elgin , Trademarks

“Veritas” Name Trademarked by the Elgin National Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

Elgin Watch Co. Grade 214 Veritas - 18-Size, Model 8, 23 Jewels, c.1902, Serial No. 9542842 In December 1898, the Elgin National Watch Company filed an application for a trademark.

Elgin , Exceptional Watches , History , Movements

Grade No. 214 Veritas by the Elgin National Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

The No. 214 Veritas movement introduced by the Elgin National Watch Company in 1901 represents the first 23-Jewel railroad watch produced by the company. Adorned with the name “Veritas,” this.

Introduction of the Elgin Model 1901 (18-Size Model 8): No. 214 Veritas, No. 239 Veritas, and No. 240 B.W. Raymond

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin , History , Railroad Watches

To introduce the new “Model 1901” (Model 8), the Elgin National Watch Company published an advertisement in the March 1901 issue of The Keystone. The introductory headline indicates the new grades are “Specially Constructed for Railway Watch Inspection,” described as open face, lever-set, featuring raised...

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