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Technically, seven excellent technicians (now called engineers) were recruited from Waltham at a high salary. At that time, the salary of ordinary workers was only $65,438 +0-2 per day, and the salary of these engineers was $5,000 per year plus bonuses. Because of the abundant funds and the participation of bureaucrats, Elgin quickly made the first pocket watch in 1867.
By the way, the first product 1867, priced at 1 15, was sold at 12000 in the auction of 1988.
The company was renamed Elgin.
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Historically, we have all studied the industrialization of modern capitalism. In fact, how to industrialize this era at the end of 19 is just a sea of tactics. By the 1930s, the factory had grown to more than 5,000 people and more than 20 workshops. Basically, the ratio of men to women in each workshop is about 50%. As the saying goes, men and women work tirelessly, and capitalists realized this as early as 100 years ago.
At that time, it was an honor to work in Elgin factory, especially as a small official like the workshop director, which made the local people sit up and take notice. Drinking in a bar near the factory at night for fun, touching the thighs of beautiful women for free and smiling at them are better than being a moderator and VIP of a big forum now. There are also many families who send their children who dropped out of school early to work in the workshop, and the impact is even worse than that of FAW and SAIC in China.
Let's talk about commercial production first. /kloc-before the 0/9 th century, it was mainly durable and accurate.
188 1 year is a special railway table for American railway production.
19 10 produces military watches for the US Army, Navy and Air Force.
Thin and compact pocket watches became popular after 1900. 19 10 began to produce women's small watches to improve the status of women. Men's watches began to be produced after the First World War. In order to keep improving, Elgin built an observatory and established a clock empire for a while. Up to 195 1 year, 50 million pieces have been produced, and the output of 1870- 1955 accounts for more than 50% of the total output of American watches and clocks.
However, after World War II, the technological innovation of the Swiss watch industry surpassed that of the United States. Elgin began to adopt Swiss-made movements in 1952, which already meant the beginning of decline, and was officially bankrupt and dissolved in 1968.
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Back in history, there were 45,000 men and women working together, and all male workers were wearing white shirts, bows and ties. Women workers are all long skirts that mop the floor. Go to work from 7: 00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m., take a lunch break 1 hour, and be late for 1 minute, which will also deduct 1 hour's salary, which is much stricter than the current civil servants, but you don't need to learn from Theory of Three Represents.
Smoking may affect the accuracy of machinery, so smoking is completely prohibited in the factory. At that time, women workers could only earn $65,438 +0-2 a day, while skilled men could get more than $3.
However, the annual salary of senior engineers such as the director of technology development department will reach 5,000 dollars or more.
Elgin observatory
Elgin is the only watch factory in the world with its own observatory.
Observe the time of the stars crossing the meridian with an astronomical telescope.
There are two high-precision astronomical clocks in the Observatory, the indoor temperature is kept at 27 degrees, and there are 57 light bulbs.
The variation difference of temperature is 0. 1 degree.
In order to prevent vibration, the astronomical clock is fixed on a concrete foundation 20 meters underground.
The astronomical clock is completely sealed, because the pressure change of 1mmhg will make the astronomical clock error zero. 0 18 seconds.
Before the quartz clock appeared, this technology could realize the unit correction of1100 second.
It's amazing.
However, in modern times, Elgin was acquired by a Japanese company, Fuben Electric.
Buy out the right to use the trademark and produce cheap watches of about 500-2000.
A beautiful woman has completely fallen. . . To sum up, you can measure whether this product is 30W (more than 20,000 yuan) or 3W (more than 2,000 yuan) according to your relationship with friends, but it is still a good brand and product anyway, and the most important thing is that this relationship between you is the most authentic.