This is a very lovely and rare watch in silver in this style and condition. A motor or safety barrel is used in pocket watches around 1900, a reverse variant of the going barrel in which the spring is wound by turning the barrel, and turns the watch movement by the central arbor. Antique pocket elgin natl watch co hunter 1909c grade 335 model 24 dial porcelain case gold plated 55mm unisex gift to restore or parts antiquescollectible. I have a 1891 elgin gold pocket watch and i would like to. Elgin womens antique pocket watches are typically smaller than the mens varieties. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. Elgin grade 532 vintage ladies pocket watch, 80 size, 16 jewels, smooth polish sterling silver elgin case pmtime 4. The clock tower of the national street plant was torn down october 7, 1966. Big 1920 elgin mechanical pocket watch grade 288 7 jewels large 18s silver color. Make offer vintage elgin sterling silver travel watch, 1920s1930s beautiful condition antique elgin national pocketwatch possibly sterling in working condition eur 161.
Shop by elgin at for watches including brands like elgin. 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. Watch code documentation the watch code is a short way of describing the watch. The second good guide book is the american pocket watches identification and price guide by roy ehrhardt and bill meggers and available at the heart of america press. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Antique elgin westclox gold silver copper pocket watch. However, with new advancements in dentistry, you can now have toothcolored fillings instead of silver fillings, resulting in a longerlasting, brighter, whiter smile. Elgin swiss made 1980s mens luxury gold plated mens quartz. The new toothcolored material is bonded to the teeth for a stronger restoration. Antique art deco silver tone open face pocket watch by elgin art. Elgin pocket watches were an icon of american pocket watch production in the 20th century and reflect the massive progress of the age with durable yet elegant designs.
I am a vintage elgin pocket watches for sale and manna thallophytes. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Elgin ladies 18k goldplated diamond dress watch, c. Elgin pocket watches add a vintage timepiece to your collection with your pick from the range of elgin pocket watches, which are very sought after by watch collectors. Raymondin april 1867, and it was immediately successful. View this item and discover similar for sale at elgin yellow gold filled open face railroad style pocket watch circa featuring white enamel dial, arabic indexes. For nearly 100 years the companys manufacturing complex in elgin, illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. The elgin watch company, out of elgin, illinois, was in business from 18641964, and while active, was the largestproducing american watch company, manufacturing an estimated half of all pocket watches dollar watches not included. Hampden dueber watch company production dates by serial. The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the 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. You can use the software to easily track your collection for your insurance company or simply to get organized. Elgin antique pocket watches for sale shop with afterpay ebay. Elgin grade numbers was in grading systems nawcc forums.
Elgin silver pocket watch ashtonblakey vintage watches. Elgin the collectors site for antique elgin pocket watches. Most model 57 pocket watches were in a coin silver one nine fine, a 90% pure silver alloy commonly used in dollar. One of the most recognized brands the world has ever seen, elgin watches always represented perfection, beauty and precision. As the title implies, this book doesnt cover wrist watches, but it does, however, cover pocket watches more. Founded in chicago in 1864, the then national watch company was developed out of a consortium of local business leaders. The dial displays black arabic numeral hour indicators accented by fine spade hands. Silver elgin national watch company pocket watch, png. These antique watches were symbols of americas emergence from an agricultural country into an industrial power. Read about the efforts of mr john walker barriger iii and mr jack pugh in modernizing the railroad.
Ok, according to the serial number off the works of the watch this dates back to 188687. Elgin pocket watch 160749 14k white dial 50mm manual watch. Elgin pocket watches elgin antique pocket watches tagged. Well, except for the smaller ladies watches, which just have a logo. They produced many grades of watches from 7 jewel up to 23 jewel railroad grade, including hunter case, gold, silver, and ladies pocket and pendant styles. Gents pocket watch movement, elgin national watch co, no. Most of elgin lies within kane county, illinois, with a portion in cook county, illinois. Antique elgin pocket watch and chain live and online.
Watch pocket elgin jewelry ruby lane follow this search. Elgin silver coin pocket watch freeman yoder auctions. This opens a new chapter in elgins watch production that. The most common antique elgin pocket watch material is metal. Elgin did make more watches than any of the other makers, but most of them were to be kind affordable. Although elgin stopped trading in 1964, the company had almost 100 years of trading, during which time they produced over 60 million watches. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. A sub dial is positioned above the six oclock position. The elgin national watch company, in terms of building jewel movements, was the biggest american watch company from 1866 to the 1960s. An authentic elgin natl gold pocket watch that needs work this watch is from the early nineteen hundreds. Elgin swiss made ladies gold plated luxurious 22mm quartz. View this auction and search for other auctions now on the leading online auction platform. Unfollow silver pocket watch elgin to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Ups delivery within 5 days after payment is made the watch is newly serviced by a specialist and is in perfect working. Get the best deals on elgin gold plated 18 pocket watch antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. How to take out pocket watch movement from its case. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. If you have a pocket watch made by one of these big names, you could be destined for a high figure sale.
Return to a simpler time, check out our selection of elgin watches. The elgin company diversified after world war ii making decorator clocks, transistor radios, wedding rings, but the hearts beat was the elgin watch. A watch with a dial that says elgin is obviously a replacement. Antique elgin pocket watch 14k gold filled fahys bristol. Used elgin natl pocket watch for sale in southampton letgo. The company sold watches under the names elgin, lord elgin, and lady elgin. Shop forand learn aboutvintage and antique elgin pocket watches. The purpose of this arrangement was that if the spring breaks, destructive recoil forces would not be applied to the vulnerable. Whats the value of an antique elgin 14k gold watch. Elgin silver wrist watch ladies silver casing with. Antique elgin pocket watch and chain is available on hibid. Vintage elgin silvertone pocket watch, philadelphia watch case co.
I am a vintage elgin pocket watches for sale and manna. Elgin national watch company serial number, elgin pocket watch. This elgin hand crank pocket was is crafted of 18k gold. Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w.
One or more of its 200 parts may be broken, rusted, miscalibrated, unoriginal, previously improperly serviced, under lubricated or just plain tired. In the past, amalgam silver fillings were placed into the cleanedout portion of the tooth. Wayne schlitt has a great web site devoted to elgin watches. The hunting case has an inner dust cover and is set with. Elgin was first in 1960 with a railroad approved wrist watch. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Elgin model 2 multicolor case pocket watch 6 size 15 j. Steampunk jewelry cuff bracelet silver elgin pocket watch etching parts brass monkey steam punk cuff men women cuff jewelry by edmdesigns edmdesigns 5 out of 5 stars 1,954.
Elgin and hamilton are also prolific watch manufacturing companies who both ceased business in the 60s. Howard elgin national hamilton hampden illinois other pocket watches rockford south bend. New listing antique 18s elgin 17 jewels pocket watch. With movement out you can then progress to many repair avenues. Elgin probably flipflopped more than most since you would have a bw raymond that was, 18s,16s,12s in various jewel count, where a hamilton was more strict, a 992 was a 16s 21j and not an 18s 19j. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Silver, antique, clock, elgin, elgin national watch company. Elgin was a prolific maker of pocket watches during their prime years of popularity.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 108,188, making it the eighthlargest city in illinois and the 241st largest. Hampden dueber watch company production dates by serial number table. That heart beat had been getting slower every year and elgin ceased to depend on the watch factory as its main enterprise. Hand engraved horseshoe pattern on casethe elgin national watch company was a major us watch maker from 1864 to 1968. Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or custom.
They are also available in either silver or gold but they tend to have smaller faces as well as smaller overall body sizes. This how to show how to remove the movement from a pocket watch. Antique elgin pocket watch repair, mechanical elgin pocket. Elgin silver size 18 hunting cased mans pocket watch in fine running condition. Elgin 16 size 15 jewels open case arabic dial white silveroid. Tracker ten for clocks and watches is a fullfeatured database system that tracks your clocks, watches and other similar items. I think this particular watch is in a case that was modi. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major us watch maker from 1864 to 1968. All jewelry all newly listed all pocket watches all wrist watches american waltham ball e.
White enamel dial has roman numerals, a seconds dial at 6. Elgin may have exported much of the remaining stock to england. Elgin sterling silver antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Vintage elgin silvertone pocket watch, philadelphia. Vintage elgin pocket watch with engraved detailing made in 1895. The collectors site for antique elgin pocket watches this website is dedicated to helping people find out about their elgin pocket watches. Antique pocket watch services antique swiss and american mechanical watch repair specialists since 1987 there are over 100 reasons why your swiss or american pocketwatch wont run. Elgin silver wrist watch ladies silver casing with rhinestone band and face. The national watch company produced its first watchthe b. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique elgin pocket watch. A history of elgin watch company elgin illinois, elgin.
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. Some of them even feature compartments to hold a photograph, like a locket. Perhaps better known for its pocket watches than wristwatches, the elgin national watch company began in august 1864 as the national watch company. Used elgin natl pocket watch for sale in southampton elgin natl pocket watch posted by aaron weiner in southampton. Hampden dueber watch company production dates by serial number. The software features advanced reporting, graph generation, item history tracking, customized data fields, rich text format notes, data export, a. Buy online, view images and see past prices for elgin coin silver pocket watch. For example, elgin was originally called the national watch company and all dials on elgin watches made before 1874 should be marked national watch co. So if you tell your friend you have a 2003 ford f150, and he says he has a 2008 ford f150 you both know there is some difference between them. Elgin watches hamilton watches illinois watches waltham watches types. A wide variety of elgin pocket watch options are available to. Introducing elgins 100th anniverasry line that was never released in 1964. This beautiful antique elgin pocket watch circa 1895 is a true collectible.
What is the approximate value of a 1903 elgin pocket watch. New listing 1909 elgin sidewinder pocket watch grade 290 7 jewels large 16s silver color. Gents pocket watch, coin silver hunter case, elgin national watch co, no 460930, 1876. Industrial dials and gages instant download digital printable bottlecaps 12,16. The most recent version is from 1999 and is not updated every year.
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Elgin gold pocket watch, lady raymond 14k gold open face pocket watch, 15 jewel movement number 16263556, 1 18 diameter, stamped guaranteed 14k 585 fine the k. Just reduced 1883 coin silver elgin pocket watch 18s 7 jewels wat10174 sharp facets gallery. Elgin gold plated pocket watchelgin gold plated pocket watch. Elgin hunter case 7 jewels white roman dial 6 size gf pocket. Get the best deals on century pocket watch when you shop the largest online selection at. This pocket watch has an open face silverode case with a white dial. It is similar to the ea codes developed by roy ehrhardt and used in many of his books, so they should look familiar to many experienced pocket watch collectors.
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