The History of the LARGEST Watch Manufacturer in the World

The Elgin National Watch Company factory was once the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. Today we'll be giving you the history of this massive watch company, including why and how it was shut down.

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - The Start of the Company
02:02 - First Look At the Elgin Factory
03:02 - The First Elgin Movement
03:50 - Elgin Creates the "Working Mans" Pocket Watches
04:50 - Name Change
05:18 - The Elgin Observatory
06:33 - The Swiss Step In
07:17 - Elgin During WWII
09:09 - Elgin Post WWII
12:01 - Outro

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