The Elginite hairspring is made from tested hairspring alloy developed by the Elgin Industrial Fellowship at Battelle Memorial Institute in cooperation with the Research Department of the Elgin National Watch Company. This alloy is still another product resulting from Elgin’s extensive research program instituted to provide continuous improvement in Elgin watches.
Elginite is a rustproof, temperature-compensating alloy for use with a solid balance-Hairsprings made from this alloy and used in combination with the Beryl-X balance have practically no change in rate through a wide range of temperatures. In addition to the excellent temperature compensation property, the alloy provides excellent anti-corosion and anti-magnetic properties. Secondary error ** which is troublesome in many temperature-compensating alloys is practically non-existent in Elginite. In addition to these excellent propreties governing watch performance, Elginite alloy is readily reproduceable, thus insuring a high degree of uniformity in our product as delivered to our customers. While these latter properties are of primary interest to the manufacturer, they also assure the consumer of uniformly excellent quality.
The Elginite hairspring developed after over eight years of extensive research, deisgned by competent engineers and made by Elgin’s skilled craftsmen, provides you with a hairspring of the best possible quality. It has been a very important factor in the improved accuracy, dependability and case of repair of all current Elgin watches.
