The dial has small faint hairline in wind indicator dial and one almost invisible at 1 hour mark. Paul delury picked up this 7 jewel elgin shown above on ebay recently. In 1722 he was appointed the master of the clockmakers company. As long as that number is xxxxx the watch works and not the case, your watch was made in 1917. For more information see the watch serial number web page. Inside case stamped 7382 cased and timed by elgin national watch co. The serial number for this stem wind and lever set at 2 pm model is 8,498,273 and this serial number tells me it was produced at the elgin usa factory in the year 1899. This watch was serviced 91515 and is running and keeping time. Dial is marked elgin, has red minute markers in very nice condition.
New listing 1909 elgin sidewinder pocket watch grade 290 7 jewels large 16s silver color. Jan 18, 2015 elgin hunter pocket watch circa 1911 15 jewels 18000 bph movement with keystone case 25 years j boss guaranteed case number 7994019. This illinois hunter case pocket watch was special for a railroad company. Not running elgin vintage open face pocket watch gold plated 16s 15 jewels 575. Elgin also known as elginnorfolk was a federal electoral district represented in the canadian house of commons from 1935 to 1997. The case is heavily engraved on both sides, one side has a monogram in the engraving plate and the other side has a small castle engraved. Shop forand learn aboutvintage and antique elgin pocket watches. Explains the wear problems inherent in nonjeweled bushings in lower grade american pocket watches. Elgin hunter pocket watch circa 1911 15 jewels serial. Find the perfect deal for antique pocket watches with 15 jewels with. Elgin watches are created not as fads of the moment, to meet a passing vogue, but as jewelry of unusual distinction whose beauty will outlive the years. Because no adjustments are listed under the adjregetc column, this watch is unadjusted. This watch is currently work unless noted in the title, it may need service, cleaning, adjusting to be used on a daily basis. Elgin gold plated antique pocket watches with 15 jewels.
Elgin pocket watch 1908 16 size 7 jewels grade 291 gold. You must give the letter prefix of the serial number, if there is one. Antique 1904 elgin 15 jewel pocket watch property room. Watch pocket elgin jewelry ruby lane follow this search. Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 18 pocket watch from the largest online selection at. Discussed the differences between jeweled and nonjeweled bearings and illustrates common wear conditions in seven jewel watches.
The 15 jewel mechanical movement is in good working. Vintage elgin pocket watch circa 1923 15 jewel 12 size etsy. Elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 18 pocket watch for. For decades, watches of less than 15 jewels have been considered by many to be low end and only suitable for those poor souls who could not afford anything better. This watch was serviced 9 15 15 and is running and keeping time. Oct 01, 2010 as for the postwwii elgin domestic grade pocket watches, except for the grade 571 b. This is a 21 jewel 16 size up down wind indicator elgin father time pocket watch. Raymonds, i believe the rest were either socalled transportation grades for use on electric street and interurban railways and by bus drivers, or just commercial grades for others who just preferred a pocket watch for everyday use. Oct 11, 2015 elgin 575 15 jewel pocket watch pocket watch brigade.
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We buy and sell vintage pocket and wrist watches and watch accessories including ball, elgin, hamilton, hampden, howard, illinois, ladies hunting cases, rockford, south. To be honest here, all the watches we buy get the full treatment, so i wont labor this point too much. The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the national watch co. This watch has a 16s size 52mm base metal case with a beautiful etching on the back. This is a 1906 elgin 7 jewel 14k gold filled pocket watch with a double hunter case ornately engraved and known as the royal. Elgin solid gold antique pocket watches with 15 jewels ebay. A vintage 15 jewel elgin pocket watch with a monogrammed case and fob. Elgin gold filled 15 jewel pocket watch elgin watch company 29633507 gold filled pocket watch, size 12. Antique full hunter goldplated engine turned case elgin pocket watch.
I found that the upper balance hole jewel has an x crack 4 places. Antique gold filled elgin pocket watch 12 s, 17 jewels, circa 1910wat10268 sharp facets gallery. It was sold as a running watch, and upon arrival it indeed was. What is the approximate value of a 1903 elgin pocket watch. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of elgin west and norfolkelgin ridings. This is a quality old watch from one of americas premier watch manufacturers. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. Unfollow elgin pocket watch 15 jewel to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Throughout their history, the elgin national watch company was known for horological innovations.
Elgin watches all prices for elgin watches on chrono24. The watch is beautifully hand engraved and embellished with applied lemon and rose and white gold foliate and scrolls. For nearly 100 years the companys manufacturing complex in elgin, illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. The 15 jewel mechanical movement is in good working condition and has been recently serviced and conditioned. Elgin modern pocket watches with 15 jewels for sale ebay. Pocketwatch 101 the problem with sevenjewel watches. This is an excellent antique elgin 18 size 21 jewel veritas pocket watch in a defiance base metal case out of an estate. Elgin shipped their first wristwatch in 1910, and later manufactured the first wrist watch to be qualified for railroad service, the grade 730a b. Get the best deals on elgin modern pocket watches with 15 jewels when you shop the largest online selection at. However, it was not running all that well, so a full servicing was called for.
The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major us watch maker from 1864 to 1968. Antique swiss hebdomas grand prix 8 days arnex 15 jewels pocket watch ebay. Elgin full hunter gold filled pocket watch 11 jewels 1888 gr. Our wide selection is eligible for free shipping and free returns. Excellent 15jewel elgin 18s pocket watch 16831426 1912 working order. As for the postwwii elgin domestic grade pocket watches, except for the grade 571 b.
The fancy dial is gold in color and is marked elgin. Elgin taschenuhr pocket wach, usa gold duble usa vergoldet. This mechanical wind 12 size vintage pocket watch is in a steel case that measures approximately 1. Image 1 of 2 g graham was known as the best watchmaker of his time. Antique pocket watch styles by elgin are made of gold, silver, brass, or other metals, and they have 15 jewels within their movements. This watch was produced in 1919 and features a white toned face and a. Elgin pocket watch 14kts gold filled case star dennison. Elgin 575 15 jewel pocket watch pocket watch brigade. The serial number must be off the movement of the watch where the gears are, not off the case. Just sitting in our safe for years in good working condition. He perfected the cylinder escapement designed by tompion, which had been patented by edward barlow, william houghton, and tompion in 1695, and also perfected the deadbeat escapement, developed by richard towneley and tompion in the mid1670s. Elgin 17 jewel pocket watcholde elgin romantique 17 jewels ladies pocket watch in floral painted decorative face on jun 17, 2003. Elgin hunter pocket watch circa 1911 15 jewels 18000 bph movement with keystone case 25 years j boss guaranteed case number 7994019.
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Make offer elgin 575 open face 15 jewel pocket watch 10k rolled gold case running part time. The serial number for this stem wind and lever set at 2 pm model is 8,498,273 and this serial number tells me. Elgin open face 14 karat yellow gold antique pocket watch gr 315 12s 15 jewel. Elgin national watch company in the spring of 1864 half a dozen ambitious chicago businessmen decided that if massachusetts could build a factory that built watches illinois could, too. Elgin gold filled hunter case pocket watch at 1stdibs. The company sold watches under the names elgin, lord elgin, and lady elgin. Our company receives hundreds of packages from many sources every day. There are 17 clean and inspected jewels to this full plate elgin and the jewels are all in solid gold seated settings. In 1958, they introduced the durabalance, an ingenious design for a freesprung balance. Elgin gold filled 15 jewel pocket watch liveauctioneers. The works of the watch are marked with the serial number 20294800 and elgin natl watch co.