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Elgin sterling silver 7 jewel open face ladies pocket. You might find my elgin pocket watch repair page interesting as ive made available to you elgin pocket watch production numbers that will assist you in dating your watch, as well as photos of a few of the elgin pocket watches that ive restored for my customers. Brief history of the elgin national watch company including watch serial numbers and production dates. Pristine elgin pocket watch the gentlemens dress pocket. We are pleased to offer for your consideration this pristine elgin pocket watch circa 1933. One of the largest watch companies in america and the whole world. Antique elgin pocket watch repair, mechanical elgin pocket. Elgin engineers built their own observatory to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. Elgin open face antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Discussion in american pocket watches started by artbissell, sep 5, 2011. Circa 1960s elgin mickey mouse wrist watch, 17 jewel manual wind mechanical movement, 33 mm gold plated top and stainless steel back case.

Get the best deals on elgin sterling silver antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Elgin was a prolific maker of pocket watches during their prime years of popularity. Get the best deals on elgin open face antique pocket watches with 19. A quick history of the elgin national watch company elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Elgin watches all prices for elgin watches on chrono24. Elgin sterling silver antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Two south bend 12 size pocket series 429 watches runners case. By 1910, word of elgin s obsession with precision had spread around the world. Antique goldfilled 1912 elgin pocket watch 1 34 inches. The first watch elgin made, an 18 sized b w raymond railroad grade watch, was finished in 1867 and over the next 100 years, they went on to produce about 60 million watches. Elgin size 12 antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Most model 57 pocket watches were in a coin silver one nine fine, a 90% pure silver alloy.

Antique nice illinois 24j 18s bunn special in oversized dueber coin silver. Unfollow elgin silver pocket watch to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This item features a sterling silver body with a gold tone finial and three gold tone cherubs in relief. Since you have to consider all aspect of all parts of the watch, it is easy to see that there are a large number of things to judge. Unless i grossly misrepresented the item this watch is sold as is. Get the best deals on elgin open face antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. There is a reasonably priced pocket version available that shows the different shapes of most date gold and silver letter shields. Focused primarily on volume production, but made both low and high grade watches. Model 4 grade 491 manufactured 1933 size 12 jewels 19 case material gold filled. If you are looking for an explanation of elgin serial numbers, you should probably read the. Hoping to give their new company a jump start, the investors. The company sold watches under the names elgin, lord elgin, and lady elgin. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about elgin bracelet watch. The watches of the elgin almanac 1871 1876 luis casillas nawcc chapter 5 san francisco may 11, 2014 2.

Serial number 34267744 this neat open face watch in pendant setting had a small production of just 7,000 with its run of only. Intended to commemorate the centennial of the founding of elgin, the piece was designed by local sculptor trygve rovelstad. The evaluation method detailed as mentioned in the general overview of how to evaluate a watch, there are four general aspects of a watch that effect its value and three major parts of a watch to evaluate, plus a lot of minor things. Tissot bridgeport lepine mechanical watch with silver tissot pocket watch. Vintage elgin pocket watch 23061840 working condition used. The gentlemens dress pocket watch pocket of the day was manufactured to the highest of standards. On the verso is a white clock face with roman numeral indicators in black lettering and black hands. Antique 1921 sterling silver elgin pocket watch siz 12s 7 j philadelphia run. For comparison, i have also posted another style and slightly larger 1933 chicago worlds fair pocket watch by. Many were railroad watches or standard watches, as they were often called in the railroad industry, designed to meet railway standards. We have an excellent example with this wonderful configuration. The elgin, illinois, centennial half dollar was a fiftycent commemorative coin issued by the united states bureau of the mint in 1936, part of the wave of commemoratives authorized by congress and struck that year. Shop forand learn aboutvintage and antique elgin pocket watches. Elgin watches, some of the most indemand antique watches in the market today, are a perennial favorite among watch collectors.

Traces the evolution of the elgin national watch company, americas largest watch manufacturer, from their founding in 1864 until their demise 100 years later. These were elgin s fancier models, the 17j 479, the higher grade 17j 452 g m wheeler, with gold chatons and center wheel, and the 21j 450 and 19j 451 lord elgin movements. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Unfollow silver pocket watch elgin to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

The 494 was made from 1931 1933 23j the 506 was made from 1932 1933 21j the 540 was made from 19371940 23j. Apr 12, 2017 this is where i am from and what inspires some of my jewerly. Elgin pocket watch repair i specialize in antique elgin pocket watch repair and and elgin pocket watch restoration. Elgin ladies stainless steel manual bracelet wristwatch, circa 1933. The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the national watch co. Elgin antique pocket watches with 17 jewels 12 pocket. Patek philippe henry graves supercomplication 1933 24 complications. The case back is embossed with the fairs modern architectural structurals and the words century of progress 1833 1933 chicago.

All of it should probably be taken with a grain of salt. Antique elgin national watch company silver rode pocket watch. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The punch mark of a standing bear for the higher silver standard was replaced by a duck. Shop unique elgin watches from the worlds best jewelry dealers. Elgin open face antique pocket watches with 19 jewels for sale. Over 14,000 listings of actual watches that have been sold by us and selected auction results since 1998. Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade. Elgin grade 479 movement, stunning hand painted elgin two tone dial, ornate gold filled hands and this custom keystone j boss 14k yellow. For nearly 100 years the companys manufacturing complex in elgin, illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. Discover a large selection of elgin watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. Silvered textured dial with an enamel painted mickey, animated mickey hands and a calendar window at the 3 position. The largest and most complete vintage watch online price guide of its kind. Vintage illinos gold fill pocket watch time king 17 jewels sn.

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Pocket watch png images, free transparent pocket watch download. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist they were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after world war i during which a transitional design, trench watches, were used by the military. Buy elgin silver pocket watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Elgin yellow gold stainless steel mickey mouse wristwatch. This elgin hand crank pocket was is crafted of 18k gold.

Antique screw back silver nickel pocket watch signed elgin natl watch co. As elgin produced pocket watches for over half a century, there are a variety of styles to choose from based on the decade that the watch was made and its original purpose. Get the best deal for elgin silver antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Dueber special pocket watch serial numbers download. Elgin pocket watch 1930s thats actually a 12s grade 479, one of elgin s streamline models. Elgin pocket watch valueserial number year of manufacture value there are when you click on the two serial know the link below numbers serial number and you can the only you can find match the important one out the year serial number is the one on your elgin to the year the pocket watch your watch movement was made was made. See todays waltham pocket watches for sale, best offer and auction. A sterling silver pocket watch by elgin, circa 1899. Elgin the collectors site for antique elgin pocket watches. The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major us watch maker from 1864 to 1968.