Elgin was originally called the "National Watch Company". The name never stuck. The watch maker’s and public were calling them "watches from Elgin" so in 1874 they changed the company name to the “Elgin National Watch Company”.

GORGEOUS ELGIN SILVER&GOLD 2 COLOURS MENS POCKET WATCH

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VINTAGE LUCERNE POCKET WATCH.. MAN N DOGS HUNTING CASE

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VINTAGE NYLON WATCH BANDS STRAPS LOT2 BLK RGN STRIPE !

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VINTAGE NYLON WATCH BAND STRAP 16MM REVERSIBLE STRIPE

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AMERICAN ELGIN GOLD COLOR RAILROAD STYLE POCKET WATCH

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AMERICAN ELGIN GOLD COLOR DOUBLE CASE POCKET WATCH

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The first  Elgin pocket watches took  about six months to produce. The B. W. Raymond model, named after one of the company founders; sold for $117 at a time when pork chops sold for three cents a pound!  A few years ago the city of Elgin  purchased the pocket watch for $15,000!