Pocket Watch Case

Antique Elgin Pocket Watch Hunting Grade 95 6s 7j 1891 Class 52 RARE Case 14K GP. Serial number of Elgin is 4027017. Serial number of Case is 358069. From what I could find online, the case is a Philadelphia Watch Case Co. Case and is 14k Gold Electro-Plated. The Arm and Hammer logo points to this being the “Perfection Arm and Hammer” case. From Elgin’s serial number lookup page. Production year of the movement within +/- 3 years” style=”box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(27, 118, 176); text-decoration-line: none; background-color: transparent; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;>. Hunting: The stem is at the 3:00 position, and the movement is meant to be mounted in a case that has a covering over the face. “Sidewinders” are hunting movements in openface cases. ” style=”box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(27, 118, 176); text-decoration-line: none; background-color: transparent; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;>. 1896 Elgin Serial List. 1904 Elgin Serial List. 1915 Elgin Serial List. 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List. 1538.95G40.6S165.61M165.

Very Pretty Fancy Silver Cased French Made Pocket Watch. This watch has a lovely Antique look and feel to it. Even though I have listed this watch as vintage, it looks much older. Over 100 years old easily. The 15jewel key wind key set movement is. Balance could do with more amplitude, so I’d recommend a service. They can become a bit unreliable when the balance is a bit sluggish. But having said that it is actually keeping good time. Over the course of a day sitting on my desk, it ran non stop and pretty much kept exactly the same time as my quartz clock. Watch Comes with the correct size key. MC or CM on the movement. & Andre ligne droite 15 Rubies Breguet on the inner dust cover. Outer case and inner dust cover both hallmarked 0.800 Silver. Both back covers snap shut firmly. Has some dents along its edge. Plexi crystal is brand new. The enamel dial has some hairlines but no chips or repairs. The watch measures 50mm (2inches) wide. Interesting piece of horological history!