Find elgin pocket watch and waltham pocket watch from a vast selection of antique. The majority of antique and vintage huntercase watches have the lidhinges at the 9. Elgin watches made before the late 1930s feature serial numbers without a letter prefix, with those made after that period containing one letter. These antique watches were symbols of americas emergence from an agricultural country into an industrial power. The case features decorative foliate grooving with a small cartouche depicting architecture. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. This watch is in beautiful condition but i dont know its value.
There is a list of known errors in the elgin section that will give you an idea of the types of errors you may find. Apr 12, 2017 this is where i am from and what inspires some of my jewerly. Over the next 50 years, the company used machinemade, interchangeable parts to make highquality pocket watches. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. New listing antique elgin open face gold filled pocket watch and double locket.
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Elgin gold filled pocket watch with updown indicator, circa 1928 view this item and discover similar for sale at elgin bw raymond model patented gold filled pocket watch with updown indicator and subsidiary seconds. Many were railroad watches or standard watches, as they were often called in the railroad industry, designed to meet railway standards. This generously sized elgin pocket watch dates back to 1891 and is in great condition. Mega rare antique 18s 23j elgin 214 veritas gold pocket. There is a sunk seconds sub dial at the six oclock hour position.
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If you have a quartz watch, one that uses a battery, one with a logo, instead of the name elgin on the dial, or anything made after around 1965, then you are pretty much out of luck. Vintage elgin white gold filled open face pocket watch 17 jewels size 12 1925. Like any other collectors items, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most valuable, so it is important to know as much information as you can about a watch before buying or selling it. The outside is engraved with a beautiful pastoral scene with room for a custom monogram. Get the best deals on elgin gold plated 18 pocket watch antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Womens watches were normally of this form, with a watch fob that was more decorative. Hoping to give their new company a jump start, the investors. Pocket watch antique clock, pocket transparent background png clipart size. The watch in the photo is a ball open face pocket watch made of 10k goldfilled metal with a screw back, 16 size in working condition. Elgin gold filled father time open face pocket watch gr 454 12 j 16s 1920. Used working vintage elgin hunter gold pocket watch for sale in.
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Unfollow elgin gold pocket watch antique to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This antique hunters case pocket watch has an engraved rim and front and back cover with a spot for engraving on the front. White enamel with painted roman numerals and blued steel hands. This is a 16 size watch, bearing a fine 15 jewel movement. 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. Elgin pocket watch sale old vintage, antique elgin. Made in a 14ct gold case, it combines a mainly rose gold case with yellow, white and even green gold to highlight its delightful scenes on both sides. Antique elgin pocket watch with second hand made by elgin national watch co. A jewler that has recently looked at the watch said that read more. The second good guide book is the american pocket watches identification and price guide by roy ehrhardt and bill. The watch has a stemwinding movement, grade 210, which is working nicely. The face bears two dials, one for seconds and the other for minutes and hours.
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Hunter, 14kt rose gold, measures 54mm in diameter, case number a11501. The case opens to reveal a white dial with black roman numeral hour indicators and two iridescent, fine spade hands. Elgin were one of the most prolific pocket watch companies in the world, and this ladies antique elgin pocket watch is simply spectacular. By 1910, word of elgins obsession with precision had spread around the world. Shes written over 400 articles on antique collecting for the spruce crafts. All 3 lids are stamped with the same serial number,and. Elgin engineers built their own observatory to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. Our wide selection is eligible for free shipping and free returns. Elgin mechanical with manual winding, serial number 3040022. Free download pocket watch elgin national watch company. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for hampden pocket watches. Open face tricolour goldfilled case with relief and engraved decoration running, diameter 52mm. Elgin 14k mutitone gold elgin antique pocket watch 1.
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