Vintage Watch Pictures

 Elgin National Watch Company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois , USA. Originally incorporated as the National Watch Company , it became popularly known as "Elgin" because of its location, and officially adopted the name Elgin National Watch Company later.

 Swatch was founded in 1983 in Switzerland. It was created by Nicolas G. Hayek as part of a strategy to revitalize the struggling Swiss watch industry, which had been severely impacted by the rise of inexpensive quartz watches from Asia—especially Japan.

  Citizen Watch Co ., Ltd. was founded in 1918 in Japan. It was originally established as the Shokosha Watch Research Institute , and the name "Citizen" was registered by the company in 1924 , the same year they produced their first pocket watch named Citizen . The company officially became Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. in 1930 .