The most recent version is from 1999 and is not updated every year. See more ideas about watches, pocket watch and pocket. Shop unique elgin pocket watches from the worlds best jewelry dealers. Make offer gold 1921 elgin bw raymond railroad grade 19 jewel pocket watch large 16s nice elgin usa gold plated open faced pocket watch movement number 21047418. Features a white dial, arabic hour markers, metal hands and sunken sub seconds dial at 6. Ladys white gold filled elgin watch running x 6 condition is preowned. Includes 4 elgin pocket watch movements from the 1920s. Up for auction is a antique 16s elgin gold filled hunter pocket watch. The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major us watch maker from 1864 to 1968. An elgin 15 jewel gold filled pocket watch with hunting case. Get the best deals on elgin antique pocket watches 1920now year of manufacture when you shop the largest online selection at. As the title implies, this book doesnt cover wrist watches, but it does, however, cover pocket watches more.
I make parts where needed in the style of the original using the most suitable. Elgin watches, some of the most indemand antique watches in the market today, are a perennial favorite among watch collectors. 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. Antique elgin father time 21j solid silver open face size 18s rr pocket watch. The watch runs, not guaranteed to keep perfect time. Sold lot of 4 1920s elgin pocket watch movements buy. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Elgin open face 14 karat yellow gold antique pocket watch gr 345 12s 17j 1920. For clarity this picture does not include the sponsors mark, but a set of british hallmarks is not valid without a sponsors mark. Elgin solid gold antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Elgin womens antique pocket watches are typically smaller than the mens varieties. The hunting case has an inner dust cover and is set with. A, seven jewels and it has the serial number 22743944 which dates it back to 1920.
The company sold watches under the names elgin, lord elgin, and lady elgin. Elgin gf vintage 1920s pocket watch the ebay community. Vintage elgin pocket watch 14k yellow gold pocket watch manual winding 37 mm. Marks in watch cases hallmarks, sponsors marks, etc.
An antique elgin goldfilled hunting case pocket watch with a beautifully engraved case and an antique elgin goldfilled convertible pocket watch. Elgin pocket watch in gold dueber case nawcc forums. Antique 1920s elgin 14k solid white gold 17 jewels 44mm watch running. If youve always wanted to own a piece of functional american history, without breaking the bank, then a wrist or pocket watch from the elgin national watch company may just be exactly what youve been looking for. Elgin gf vintage 1920s pocket watch in reply to gemdiva64 jan 22, 2009 9. Elgin railroad pocket watch with updown power reserve. Lovely 15 jewel movement and lightly engraved case with a cottage in the woods date 1923 all my clocks and watches are fully stripped down for cleaning and repairs. Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Doing so, it can be seen to be a ladies, 0size, grade no.
Elgin watches all prices for elgin watches on chrono24. 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. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Elgin pocket watch big 18s from 1873 once upon a time. Open face 14 karat yellow gold antique pocket watch gr 345 12s 17j 1920. Please read the item description and view all photos before bidding. Elgin gold filled hunting case pocket watch in a smaller size 12s, gentlemans or ladies size.
Ok, according to the serial number off the works of the watch this dates back to 188687. The watch has a stemwinding movement which is working well. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Welcome to our little catalog, its a work in progress and no doubt will never be 100% completed. They are also available in either silver or gold but they tend to have smaller faces as well as smaller overall body sizes. Get the best deals on elgin pocket watches 19201929 when you. Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w. Antique elgin pocket watch repair, mechanical elgin pocket. The clock tower of the national street plant was torn down october 7, 1966. Elgin pocket watch very early key wind big 18 size 1873 140 years ago the elgin watch company, one of the largest and greatest watch companies in the world made this watch in america.
Elgin antique pocket watches 1920now year of manufacture for. Masonic elgin full hunter gold plated pocket watch and chain. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Shop our elgin gold pocket watches selection from the worlds finest dealers on. Elgin knew that in certain vital operations human eyes, human hands must invariably falterthat unfailing accuracy, so long sought for by watchmakers, could be attained only by precision machines.
Superb 1920s vintage solid 9 carat gold elgin open face pocket watch. 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. Retail window these are dates that we have seen the models advertised, its to provide an idea of how common a model might be. Antiques atlas 1920s antique and vintage pocket watches. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. This beautiful antique elgin pocket watch circa 1895 is a true collectible. Elgin bw raymond model patented gold filled pocket watch with updown indicator and subsidiary seconds. 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. Beautiful condition enamel dial with blued steel hands.
Decorative front with shield to center and monogram center. When wadsworth got killed off, a few models were produced by. Elgin mens pocket watch antique circa 1918 see thru back and open face 7 jewels watch. The up down indicator refers to the 2ndary dial at 12 oclock which is a power reserve indicator. Ive been told that since the watch does not work that its only worth the value of the case. A valid and legal british hallmark in a nineteenth or twentieth century watch case must have four marks.
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. Good morning all i hope my link works first of all. 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. The gold filled case was made by the american watch case company and is the fortune model. Rare vintage elgin deluxe 10k gold filled 17 jewels pocket watch. Unfollow elgin 14k pocket watch to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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.
Printable wall art, vintage map old americas instant download. 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. Womens watches were normally of this form, with a watch fob that was more decorative than. All watches will come in protective cases as seen below in the first picture. New listing vintage 1937 elgin 10k yellow gold embossed case ladies sidewinder pocket watch. Find great deals on beautiful antique pocket watches when you shop the. That heart beat had been getting slower every year and elgin ceased to depend on the watch factory as its main enterprise. Jun 8, 2018 1920 antique pocket watch elgin father time 21 jewels 16 size montgomery.
Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. Buy elgin solid gold pocket watches and get the best deals. Elgin antique pocket watches for sale shop with afterpay. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. Hamilton 16s 22j 4992b military open face leverset base hamilton 16s 22j 4992b military open fac hamilton 4992b g. The elgin company diversified after world war ii making decorator clocks, transistor radios, wedding rings, but the hearts beat was the elgin watch.
Elgin 14k mutitone gold elgin antique pocket watch 1. The item elgin 14k gold hunter case vintage pocket watch 15 jewel grade 103 size 18s is in sale since sunday, june 17, 2018. I have a vintage 1920s era i think elgin gold filled size 12 pocket watch with a full hunter case. Antique 16s elgin grade 290 gold filled hunter case pocket. Whats the value of an antique elgin 14k gold watch. Welcome to the nawcc american pocket watch message board. For nearly 100 years the companys manufacturing complex in elgin, illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. Elgin antique pocket watches with chronograph for sale ebay.
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