Rare Vintage American WW2 Watch "Elgin", USA Army WatchWatch "Elgin" Description American Watches Gifted To Soviet Troops During The Dark Days Of WWII Actual historical Elgin watches, produced in the early 1940s specifically on order for the U. S. Army as a gift to the Soviet forces fighting in WW2. The supply of these watches was part of the Lend Lease agreement. The watches are inscribed with an encouraging note to Soviet soldiers: "To the Heroic People of the USSR " The watches are remarkably well