I added a nice article that’s more than 100 years old to the main Elgin Watches site. It’s about the production of Elgin watches as it happened at the turn of the century. It provides a glimpse into what life was like at the Elgin National Watch Factory in Elgin, Illinois. It’s a really amazing article about the division of labor and industrialization. Elgin perfected the techniques of watchmaking on a massive industrial scale. They were far ahead of the Waltham company in this regard. And despite the huge scale, they were able to maintain the highest standards of quality. I think that’s really amazing, and a testament to American ingenuity and technical superiority.
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