It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. Us assay 144418 with a small maybe 14 carat diamond set with eight prongs in a star on the back. This timepiece features a double hunter case in gold fill with a quilted pattern, and is marked with the serial number 7674366. Casker is a leading supplier of wrist watch, pocket watch, and clock parts to professional horologists. Elgin pocket watch sale old vintage, antique elgin pocket. For more information see the watch serial number web page. Make offer excellent 15jewel elgin 18s pocket watch 239693 1908 working order rare antique railroad 21j 18s elgin father time gold pocket watch mint serviced. Antique elgin 575 15 jewels pocket watch 10k rolled gold plate. Apr 12, 2017 this is where i am from and what inspires some of my jewerly. We are severely handicapped by both the lack of legacy production records and by elgin s policy of not giving names to models. Try finding the value of your 7 jewel elgin pocket watch with itaggits new tool valuerange it. You are viewing a very fine quality 14k gold hunting case pocket watch.
Founded in chicago in 1864, the then national watch company was developed out of a consortium of local business leaders. The brand of the watch can also greatly impact the value. Pocket watch elgin 14k gf hunter case 15 jewel for auction. Elgin watches hamilton watches illinois watches waltham watches types. What determines the value of an elgin pocket watch is the type of. Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or custom.
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Get the best deal for antique pocket watches with 15 jewels from the. Oct 21, 2015 elgin 15 jewel pocket watch with fahys montauk case galleria vela. Elgin watches were manufactured in illinois from 1864 to 1968. Elgin gold plated antique pocket watches with 15 jewels for. Elgin and hamilton are also prolific watch manufacturing companies who both ceased business in the 60s. Baylor hebdomas 15 jewel 8 day pocket watch swiss made, hunting case. Watches of the elgin almanac 18711876 linkedin slideshare. Elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 18 pocket watch for. An antique elgin 17 jewel movement pocket watch, circa 1914.
Antique pocket watches with 15 jewels for sale ebay. Your watch is not an elgin, it is an illinois size 18 open faced 17 jewel model 6 grade 69 watch made approximately in the 191011 time frame. Their goal was to create watches that were durable. 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. See the watch adjustments web page for more information. If you have a pocket watch made by one of these big names, you could be destined for a high figure sale. Store closures, insurance claims, misguided cargo, post office undeliverable packages or unclaimed merchandise.
Indian elgin motorcycle 17 jewels pocket watch nawcc. This grade also had an elgin style micrometric regulator denoted by the e under the adjregetc column. Our company receives hundreds of packages from many sources every day. The dial has small faint hairline in wind indicator dial and one almost invisible at 1 hour mark. Pocket watch elgin 14k gf hunter case 15 jewel azfirearms. Elgin 15 jewel pocket watch with fahys montauk case galleria vela. You can find them in the balance assembly and escapement of a pocket watch. What is the approximate value of a 1903 elgin pocket watch. A vintage 15 jewel elgin pocket watch with a monogrammed case and fob. Elgin 15 jewel pocket watch with fahys montauk case youtube. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs manual windings. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied upon as a statement of value for which the item will sell or its value for any other purpose. So, for example, all the serial numbers between 11,222,001 and 11,223,000 are grade 297 watches.
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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. Elgin full hunter antique pocket watches with 15 jewels. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. The 15 jewels include pallet fork hole, escape wheel hole, 3rd wheel hole, 4th wheel hole, balance staff hole, balance staff cap, pallet, and roller jewels. In between, pinning an individual elgin down to a specific year and model can be a bit of a chore. Elgin 15 jewel antique pocket watch engraved hunter case. Elgin typically would allocate blocks or runs of serial numbers in multiples of. White arabic dial with seconds subdial at 6 oclock. Discussed the differences between jeweled and nonjeweled bearings and illustrates common wear conditions in seven jewel watches. Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w. Elgin watches serial numbers elgin national watch company.
The serial number must be off the movement of the watch where the gears are, not off the case. Pocketwatch 101 the problem with sevenjewel watches. Get the best deals on elgin full hunter antique pocket watches with 15 jewels when you shop the largest online selection at. Elgin gold plated antique pocket watches with 15 jewels. New listing 14k white gold 19 elgin mechanical pocket watch grade 293 7 jewels large 16s.
Watch face reads elgin with gorgeous enameled design. New listing gold 1919 elgin mechanical pocket watch grade 291 7 jewels large 16s excellent. Because no adjustments are listed under the adjregetc column, this watch is unadjusted. This watch has a 16s size 52mm base metal case with a beautiful etching on the back. Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. This is an excellent antique elgin 18 size 21 jewel veritas pocket watch in a defiance base metal case out of an estate. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Elgin open faced pocket watch size 8 elgin natl watch co. An elgin gold plated hunter cased pocket watch, 7 jewel movement, dial with. Some pocket watches have been converted to wrist watches. Gold filled pocket watch, antique goldfilled elgin 15 jewels pocket watch. By the end of the 15th century, springdriven clocks appeared in italy, and in germany. This is a 21 jewel 16 size up down wind indicator elgin father time pocket watch. This watch was serviced 9 15 15 and is running and keeping time.
Elgin taschenuhr pocket wach, usa gold duble usa vergoldet. Those sevenjewel fixeruppers can often be prohibitively expensive to repair because of their builtin limitations. Founded in chicago in 1864, the then national watch company was developed out. The watch features an open face silveroid case with the pendant crown at the third hour position. I found that the upper balance hole jewel has an x crack 4 places. Elgin watch identification guide waterstone watches. Elgin included 15 jewels to reduce wear and tear inside their pocket watches. The first elgin watch a pocket watch dates to 1867. While im not an expert, i believe the information on this page is correct. Oct 11, 2015 elgin 575 15 jewel pocket watch pocket watch brigade. 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. Learn the market value of your antique elgin united states pocket watch. The works of the watch are marked with the serial number 20294800 and elgin natl watch co. Simple, daily care can keep coronavirus anxiety in check.
You must give the letter prefix of the serial number, if there is one. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. Elgin 12 size, 15 jewels, hunting style mens pocket watch. 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. Elgin open face 14 karat yellow gold antique pocket watch gr 315 12s 15 jewel free shipping elgin openface 14 karat gold antique pocket watch gr 364 12s 15j 1910. Get the best deals on elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 18 pocket watch when you shop the largest online selection at. The dial is porcelain with black roman numeral hours and red arabic seconds with a subsidiary dial at the sixth hour. High jewel examples are fervently sought by pocket watch collectors. Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches from the largest. Awesome vintage ladies elgin hunter case pocket watch. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Antique 1914 elgin 17 jewels open face pocket watch ebth. This watch was serviced 91515 and is running and keeping time. How much is a 15 jewel elgin pocket watch worth answers.
Elgin pocket watch sale old vintage, antique elgin. This watch is currently work unless noted in the title, it may need service, cleaning, adjusting to be used on a daily basis. Explains the wear problems inherent in nonjeweled bushings in lower grade american pocket watches. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers. Elgin 10k gold filled pocket watch with chain x605708. Elgin model 2 multicolor case pocket watch 6 size 15 j. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts.
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. This is a quality old watch from one of americas premier watch manufacturers. Please send suggestions and corrections to the webmaster. Elgin watches, some of the most indemand antique watches in the market today, are a perennial favorite among watch collectors. Antique 1904 elgin 15 jewel pocket watch property room.
May 11, 2014 jewel counts in the 1870s very few watches in the 1870s and 1880s had more than 15 jewels. We carry all available brands of watch material including crystals. I have a waltham ladies pocket watch, 15 jewel, serial. Jewel counts in the 1870s very few watches in the 1870s and 1880s had more than 15 jewels. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied upon as a statement of value for which the item will.
Therapists being flooded with calls during anxietyproducing pandemic. Antique pocket watch styles by elgin are made of gold, silver, brass, or other metals, and they have 15 jewels within their movements. If a watch grade sold well, elgin would assign additional runs and high volume watches might have 10,000 or 20,000 serial numbers in a single run. Grade, model 1883, hunting style mens pocket watch. Get the best deals on elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 19101919 year of manufacture when you shop the largest online selection at.
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