Not only was mass-production important for new watches, but also critical for servicing existing watches with replacement pieces and spare parts. The factory covering 170,000 square feet would allow the company to focus on machined, interchangeable parts. To become the largest American watch manufacturer, Elgin would need to mass-produce watch parts on-site. Just a few short years after its formation, Elgin employed over 2,000 workers and turned out more than 7,000 watches per week. These high volume production numbers make the company the largest American watch manufacturer by volume. The company would produce over 60 million high-grade Elgin watches over the next 100 years. New Elgin watches sold for around $120 brand new. The company began selling pocket watches as the American Civil War was coming to an end around 1867. Raymond.вЂќ The Elgin Pocket Watch Dominance The very first Elgin movements the company produced were labeled the вЂњB.W. Since the city of Elgin donated 35 acres to the group of watch entrepreneurs for their new headquarters, they decided to name the company after the city. Adams, who was working at the Waltham Watch Company at the time, to invest in a new watch company. Shortly after that, he was convinced by J.C. Next, Raymond was president of the Fox River Railroad. He started the first woolen factory in Elgin, Illinois.

Raymond has a successful business career. One of the Elgin Watch Company founders was B.W.

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