Elgin may have been based in Illinois, but its story weaves into Florida history too. Jewelers like Greenleaf & Crosby brought Elgin watches south, opening boutiques at Flagler’s luxury hotels in St. Augustine, Palm Beach, and Miami where winter visitors purchased them. In Jacksonville, the famous four dial street clock by Greenleaf & Crosby (later Jacobs Jewelers) often gets mistaken as an Elgin, but it was actually built in 1901 by the Seth Thomas Clock Company, moved to Laura and Adams in 192