Sunday, October 5, 2014

Who Manufacturers Elgin Watches Today


M.Z. Berger  & Co. Owns Elgin and has them made in Guangzhou China

An Example

An unusual  offering from Elgin, the once giant American watch company based in Elgin, Illinois. Originally known as Elgin National Watch Company, Elgin Illinois 1864 -2014.

This is a men's dress watch with a throwback style to the early look and feel of turbillon pocket watches. It has the small breuget face, off-set crown and guilloché striped dial.

Elgin is no longer a watch manufacturer, it's a brand name owned by M.Z. Berger  & Co. The company had this watch cased in China using a Japanese movement and a US design - a common industry practice.

Bought separately, the movement would cost more than the asking price of the watch.

This is not your grandfather's Elgin pocket watch. It's a nice adornment piece you would add to a collection of watches you would wear based on the occasion.That's the nature of the watch business today.

It's a unique timepiece and definitely worth adding to your collection.
  • Black face with watch dial located at the 12 o'clock position
  • Skeleton dial at the 6 o'clock position with automatic sub seconds dial
  • Gold tone Arabic numerals and indices
  • Luminous hour and minute hands
  • Stem located at the 2 o'clock position
  • Stainless steel clear case back

Watch Information
Model Number
FG8080
Dial Window Material Type
Mineral
Display Type
Analog
Clasp
Double Button Deployment Fold Over Clasp
Case Material
Alloy
Case Diameter
38 millimeters
Case Thickness
12 millimeters
Band Material
Leather
Band Length
Men's Standard
Band Width
19 millimeters
Band Color
Black
Bezel Function
Stationary
Special Features
Automatic Sub-Dial Seconds Hand
Movement
Miyota 
Water Resistant Depth
up to 10 Meters



Miyota/Citizen Movement


Let's see if they're listed and get a price:

Elgin FG8080