Elgin
Pictured: Backs of Ferguson Dials with Swiss Style Codes. [Various Images Courtesy of Jones & Horan Auctions] Shortly after the Ferguson Dial Company was organized by Louis Buck Ferguson, dials.
Pictured: Montgomery’s Type II Safety Dial, Fitted on an Elgin 16-Size Grade 453 Movement, c.1920. Henry S. Montgomery introduced his new “Safety Dial” design to the market in April 1920.
H.H. Taylor (Private Label) #246713 As discussed in the previous article, the very first stem wind movements emerged from the Elgin factory in June of 1873. These movements were key-set.
H.H. Taylor #155911 The National Watch Company put its first watches on the market in 1867. These 18 size key wind movements quickly gained popularity all over the country and.
Pictured: c.1909 Watch Dial Commemorating The 1908 World’s Cruise, Depicting the USS Connecticut Battleship, Fitted on an Elgin Grade 291 Movement. Using newly-developed image transfer techniques, illustrative dials were also.
Pictured: Roman Numeral Dial on Elgin “Export” Watch, Grade 475, c.1922. Once new transfer and photographic techniques were mastered by the American watch companies, Arabic Numeral dials grew in popularity.