#elginveritas

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A masterpiece of American watchmaking: the Veritas pocket watch movement, originally designed by William Gabriel c. 1901 for the Elgin National Watch Company. This stunning cutaway illustration showcases the intricate 23-jewel beauty with its golden gears and hand-finished details.

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Factory cutaway illustration of an 18 size “Veritas” 23 ruby-jewel pocket watch, displaying its astonishing intricacy, circa 1903. That year, Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company, while Elgin had been producing precision timekeeping machines via assembly line for 39 years.