Elgin pocket watch the following is an interesting story about the elgin pocket watch company. Antique pocket elgin natl watch co hunter 1909c grade 335 model 24 dial porcelain case gold plated 55mm unisex gift to restore or parts. I weighed a couple of 18s movements, a waltham and an elgin. This was my first pocket watch overhaul and the first without using any diagrams. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. The cookie settings on this website are set to allow cookies to give you the best browsing experience possible.
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. There are two main types of movements which can be found in pocket watches. Elgin adjustment numbers the following is a reproduction of a document used by elgin in their internal records to describe how a grade of watch was to be adjusted. The best 16s elgin, naturally, is the one thats in my pocketbiggrin. Feb 26, 2012 i am trying to find information about an elgin pocket watch. Get a great deal with this online auction for a pocket watch presented by property room on behalf of a law enforcement or public agency client. Fortunately, this watch has fewer than 50 parts which helped with taking the guesswork out of reassembly. Pocket watches ad original paper ephemera authentic vintage print magazine adarticle. Most hunter style case breakage was due to wear from being pressed shut, like the old cowboy movies, crown should be pressed then front cover closed and release crown to. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch our. Buy elgin lever pocket watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. I would not want to see this nice watch scraped so i want to price it above scrap value. Has edge chipping, most of which will be hidden by a bezel. It must be a rare one lol from what i gather of it, it is a 1908 elgin 16s 7jewel pocketwatch.
Made in 1927, this antique 44mm watch has an ornate nicke. The company built the elgin national watch company observatory in 1910 to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. The waltham is a full plate, and the elgin is a 34 plate. Gorgeous 3finger bridge movement with gold jewel settings and a gold train. Introducing elgins 100th anniverasry line that was never released in 1964. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click accept below then you are consenting to this. Toms right, of course, that any discussion of best is largely subjective, and even when you have a set of agreedupon criteria and are looking at the same set of facts, different folks will evaluate them differently. Traces the evolution of the elgin national watch company, americas largest watch manufacturer, from their founding in 1864 until their demise 100 years later.
I have looked at numerous sites and cannot even find an image of a pocket watch with this face layout. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. I have an audemars freres 14k gold pocket watch that i would like to list but would like to know approx. Farwell, father time in in 17 jewel through 21 jewel, w. How to open an elgin pocket watch our everyday life. Also the names that are marked on the movement have been abbreviated. The 14k yellow gold, 12size, open face, swing out case has a monogram. These watches are considered antiques, and when you take one apart, you will see that it. Elgin pocket watch sale old vintage, antique elgin.
Elgin pocket watch movement weight the ebay community. Elgin watches were manufactured in illinois from 1864 to 1968. Discover a large selection of elgin watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. However, there is no listing of part number 26 for any model numbers in the official elgin parts list book from 1938. See more ideas about watches, pocket watch and pocket. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands.
How much gold is there in a 14k gold pocket watch answers. Something wrong in the winding as it just feel gummy, no ratcheting. Get the best deals on elgin pocket watch movement parts when you shop the largest online selection at. Vintage elgin pocket watch question we do really need to see the movement to id it properly. Elgin was a prolific maker of pocket watches during their prime years of popularity. The most common elgin pocket watch material is metal. Make offer elgin military pocket watch broad arrow 7 jewels just service g. Over the next century, the firm produced more than 60 million wrist and pocket watches. Antique elgin pocket watch repair, mechanical elgin pocket. Elgin mens twotone silver dial watch and bracelet set. As for how much weight it would depend on a variety of things, but can. Using the elgin database, the serial number listed on the bridge indicated the watch movement was manufactured in 1902, is a size 6s movement, 15 jewels, and. I bought it broken at a flea market, had it repaired and two days later the mainspring broke. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
Elgin antique pocket watches with enameled dial for sale ebay. To accurately read the serial number, you will need to determine the best way to open the case, which varies from model, size and style. The best elgin 16s pocket watch nawcc message board. Get the best deals on elgin antique pocket watches with enameled dial. This is a lever set and stem wind pocket watch and it has been adjusted to 8 positions which is a very high standard. The leversetting mechanism was a safety feature of higher grade watches, especially those used for railroad service. Discussion in american pocket watches started by joe walters jr.
In most cases you have to unscrew or open the front bezel and pull out a tiny lever in order to put the watch in setting mode. Early elgin stem wind watches, 18651878 slideshare. Vintage mens elgin pocket watches in this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage elgin or the earlier national watch co. Elgin pocket watches among the 4 big name watchmakers hamilton, waltham, illinois, and elgin, elgin is most noted in my mind at least for making a vast quantity of mediocre watches. We carry all available brands of watch material including crystals. Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w. Elgin cuff weights are designed for clinical applications like physical therapy, athletic training and fitness. Movement this is a size 18, full plate, grade 82 g.
Elgin gold filled hunter case pocket watch at 1stdibs. For measuring the diameter 0 to 60 mm or the number of ligne sizes 2 to 24 of a movement. The back should unscrewtry holding the watch in one palm. There is also a web page on the technical details of adjustments. In later years, some of these watches were assembled at elgin s new plant in elgin, south carolina.
It is a hunter configuration, pendant wind, lever set movement. Get the best deals on elgin watch movements when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. The serial number for this 16 size elgin movement is j375,162 and even the center wheel is solid gold. I have a elgin pocket watch i cannot find this watch online any were. P a99184 gc elgin usa open faced gold plated pocket watch. It was found in the july issue of harpers new monthly magazine 1869 and gives an interesting insight into the beginnings of this significant maker. How to learn more about elgin watches there is a lot to learn about elgin watches and watches in general. Elgin 14k mutitone gold elgin antique pocket watch 1.
What im going to talk about ive been trying to understand what were the earliest stem wind watches that elgin made. Shop unique elgin pocket watches from the worlds best jewelry dealers. Its one of the last oldfashioned watches thats made by hand. Featuring a unique display back to observe the inner 17 jeweled movement in motion, enjoy this restored elgin pocket watch. Casker is a leading supplier of wrist watch, pocket watch, and clock parts to professional horologists. Advance, age, atlas watch co california watch, the chief model, the convertible model, the h. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about elgin pocket watch.
I hope the information here can answer many of your questions and give you an introduction into the world of watch collecting. Mar 31, 2012 ok, according to the serial number off the works of the watch this dates back to 188687. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs manual windings. Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. How much gold is in a pocket watch and a watch case. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. An 18k case would certainly weigh more than the movement and. The elgin pocket watch is a timepiece of fine class and expensive taste. Elgin watches all prices for elgin watches on chrono24. Pocket watch movement vs case weight help the ebay community. Wheeler, model 3, class 4 movement, made by the elgin national watch company, elgin, illinois, serial number 5757307, made in 1895 in a run of such pieces, and made with either or 15 jewels some of them in screw settings, pendant wound and lever set with a going barrel.
The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the national watch co. Dec 05, 2010 this is an elgin size 16 pocket watch. This opens a new chapter in elgins watch production that. Movement a pocket watchs movement is the entire mechanism which makes a watch function.
Includes an elgin 14kt white gold hunter case pocket with roman numerals and subsidiary seconds hand, elgin natl. According to a database search i did with the serial number off the movement, this watch was manufactured in 1942. Beginning in the late 1940s, elgin began importing swissmade watch movements and selling them under the elgin brand name. These lateproduction elgin watches are commonly known as swiss elgins.
Shop forand learn aboutvintage and antique elgin pocket watches. It is in a hunter case with the stem on the side and lever action to change time. The most durable, highest quality wrist and ankle cuff weights in the business. The look of an elgin watch is as important as its function.
Hoping to give their new company a jump start, the investors promised seven of waltham watch companys best watchmakers and machinists. The elgin national watch company was founded in 1864 in elgin, illinois as the national watch company, and some of the organizers were later to become the some of the biggest names in the american watch industry. There are 21 clean and inspected perfect jewels to this model 571 elgin movement and the trade name is b. It has the stem at 6 oclock and the seconds dial at the 12 oclock position. Unfollow elgin national watch company to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. So, it isnt surprising that they needed some way of organizing and classifying these watches to make it easier to manufacture, for marketing purposes and for watchmakers to. 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. I dont know how consistent elgin was about regularly stamping the serial number or the last few digits on various parts, but ive seen the sn on the either the barrel or train bridge, the bottom plate, the balance cock, and the pallet bridge on various sizes some i think were 18 size, certainly 16 and smaller, but im not positive about the distribution. I was wondering if anyone knew approximately what percent of a pocket watchs weight that the movement would account for for a hunters case pocket watch.
Owners can trace their pocket watchs history by obtaining the unique serial number featured on the movement part of the watchnot the watch case, which displays only a case serial number. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The movement is size 16s can someone tell me if it will fit any 16s case. Elgin was first in 1960 with a railroad approved wrist watch. This white porcelain dial displays arabic numerals and has spade hands. As already discussed, the weight of a pocket watch movement is a significant factor when it comes to find out how much gold is in the watch. I believe that it is a class six, but am not certain. Elgin 16s 3 finger bridge vintage pocket watch multicolor 14k solid gold hunters duration. Elgin 18 size pocket watch parts elgin 16 size pocket watch parts elgin balance staffs for american watches elgin watch parts winding pinion pinion bevel.
The company produced many of the selfwinding wristwatch movements made in the united states beginning with the 607 and 618 calibers which were bumper wind and the calibers 760 and 761 30 and 27 jewels respectively. From the very beginning, elgin was finishing and selling over 100 watches per day and were working on thousands more. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Both the condition and design of a watch movement is very important when considering what the object might be worth. Elgins manufacturing headquarters in elgin, illinois, represented the largest watchmaking operation in the world for the 98 years it was in operation 18661964 in honor of chicagos mayor, the first pocket watch they created in 1867 was named the b.