Category: Watch Companies

Detrich Gruen and the Gruen vintage watches of today can be dated back to the “Center-Pinions For Watch” patent Gruen applied for in 1874. Shortly after this patent, in 1876, Detrich founded the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company. By 1879 Columbus was producing approximately 10 watches a day. As interest in these few watches grew so [...]

Elgin was founded in 1864 by J.C. Adams, some former employees of the Walthem Watch Company, and 35 acres of land donated by the city of Elgin, Illinois. It was originally named the National Watch Company and was changed to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874. Their first watch, the 18-sized BW Raymond, was [...]