The Elgin National Watch Company was not incorporated until May 12, 1874. Originally the firm was organized as the National Watch Co. of Chicago Illinois. Consequently all of the reproduced data within this publication refers to the latter organization. The formation of this company with western capitalists in combination with Eastern technologists and a few English dial workers, represents an extremely story and industrial history. Most of the watch making talent came from personnel formerly associated with the American Watch Co., in Waltham, Massachusetts.

The feature articles in this booklet is Making Watches by Machinery which was reprinted from Harpers New Monthly Magazine in 1869. This article is packed with details on the manufacture of watches at the Illinois Watch Company. In addition, excerpts from the 1873 Elgin Almanac are presented. This includes cuts of the Elgin watch movements reproduced from Elgin Watch advertising and testimonials.

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