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When Roger and Charles Ingersoll, the founders of one of the oldest American watch companies, started Ingersoll watches they established many milestones in developing pocket watches and wrist watches that are timeless and elegant. The ambitious duo offered watches to the public at affordable prices, while maintaining the quality that they’re famous for. In 1892, with help from Henry Ford, they developed an automated production first for pocket watches and then for wrist watches. Thus was born an automated production of watches that had high quality and precision at the affordable price of $1.00. While that sounds ridiculously low during these days, one must understand that at that time it was worth a day’s wage. The “Dollar Watch” took off and approximately one million were produced.
It’s said that during a hunting trip to Africa then American president, Theodore Roosevelt, mentioned that he was described as “the man from the country where Ingersoll was produced.” The famous “Dollar Watch” became known as the “Yankee” and its success was sealed forever. The Ingersoll brothers had to increase production and add more plants. With new technical advances in the field and refinement of the watches, they also produced the smallest pocket watch ever made. In 1919, the Ingersoll brothers developed the first watch with a ‘night design’ called the “Radiolite’ that had a luminous dial. To this day Ingersoll Watches remain high on the list of fine timepieces.
Company website: www.ingersoll-watches.co.uk/