Elgin National Watch Co.

c.1905 Elgin Grade 244

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin

c.1905 Elgin Grade 244. This watch represents a sensible mid-range option offered by the Elgin National Watch Company in the early 1900s. c.1905 Elgin Grade 244, Model 7, 17-Jewels - Movement The movement is a 16-Size Model 7 with 17 jewels and Moseley's patent micrometric...

Dials , Videos

Video: Elgin Pocket Watch Dials: Hand-Painted vs. Transfer Process

By Nathan Moore

In this video, we discuss how to determine whether an enamel pocket watch dial is hand-painted or produced using a transfer or photographic process. The larger American watch factories developed.

Ephemera , Videos

Looking at American Watch Factory Ephemera Items

By Nathan Moore

In this video, I sort through a small set of ephemera items I recently purchased at an auction by Jones & Horan. Items include a paperweight promoting the Crescent Watch.

Video: c.1902 Elgin Veritas 239 Pocket Watch Overview

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin , Railroad Watches , Video , Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt59VwHhvFs

History

Did You Know the Elgin Watch Company Used Bread to Clean Watches?

By Nathan Moore

Photo by Simona Sergi on Unsplash Did you know the Elgin National Watch Company used more than 40 loaves of fresh bread each day? The Baltimore SunBaltimore, Maryland19 Jan 1908,.

History

Guest Post: AWC Waltham Model 1870 “Crescent Street”

By Miguel Ángel Cladera

This post was originally published by Miquel Angel Cladera on his exceptional blog at SaFonaGastroCrono. The English translation has been provided by Google Translate with minor edits for proper clarification..

Early Elgin Named Grades: M.D. Ogden

By Nathan Moore

In Movements

[A brief departure from our ongoing study of the Burlington Watch Company] Pictured: Grade 8 M.D. Ogden Movement #257048, c.1873. Yesterday’s post told the story of how Mahlon D. Ogden’s Mansion miraculously survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as the only building left standing...

Biographies , History

The 1871 Chicago Fire and the Elgin National Watch Company: The Mahlon D. Ogden Mansion

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Illustration of the Ogden Mansion After the Fire, 1871 (top). Stereoscopic View - Mahlon D. Ogden Mansion, After the Great Chicago Fire, Published by W.D. Fay & Co., 1871.

History

The 1871 Chicago Fire and the Elgin National Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Building at Corner of Lake and Clark Streets (National Watch Company Sales Office), Chicago, After the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. [A brief departure from our ongoing study of.

Special Named “Private Labels” on American Pocket Watch Movements

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin , History , Movements , Trends

Pictured: B.H. Stief Private Label Movement, Elgin Grade 55, c.1874. The American watch factories offered special named movements as a desirable customization option for retailers, jobbers, and wholesalers. Since dials were the most prominent and visible feature of the watch, many customers opted for a...

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