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2. Elgin National Watch Company - Wikipedia

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   The watch was an 18-size, full plate design. In 1869, the National Watch Company won "Best Watches, Illinois Manufacture" at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair, for which it won a silver medal. [3] The company officially changed its name to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, as the Elgin name had come into common usage for their watches.

3. Elgin National Watch Company Observatory - Wikipedia

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   Watches were a burgeoning industry, as the American industrial age demanded efficient timing. The watches were an instant success, and became so synonymous with its hometown that the company re-branded itself the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874. By 1907, the company sold over 600,000 watches—almost one-third of the market share—and ...

4. Railroad chronometer - Wikipedia

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   The Waltham Watch Company and the Elgin Watch Company were both used as early as the 1860s and 1870s [4] [5] as railroad standard watches. Later, Hamilton Watch Company , Illinois Watch Company and many of the other American watch manufacturers all produced railroad-grade watches like the Ball Watch Company .

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6. Talk:Elgin National Watch Company - Wikipedia

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7. Regina pocket watches - Wikipedia

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   Regina watches are occasionally stamped with the name of an American city, indicating that some were sold in the United States. The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors describes Regina watches as an inferior brand of Omega, but mentions that some were adjusted highly enough to be used as railroad timepieces, which was the ...