May 07 2026
Elgin Veritas grade 270 vintage pocket watch, 16 size, 21 jewels, YGF case
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Elgin 16S 21J lever set (LS) adj. 5p Veritas grade 270 pocket watch #13279580, attractive nickel 3-finger bridge movement with screw-down gold jewel settings (GJS) and an elaborate concentric circle damaskeen pattern, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel dial with fancy Arabic numbers, red Arabic 5 minute markers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has a faint hairline at 4 o’clock, blue steel spade style hands, heavy yellow gold filled (YGF) smooth polish Elgin screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with diamond engraving on the bezels, a short heavy pendant with a recessed crown, large fancy engraved bow and a glass crystal, case is showing normal even wear with some light smoothing to some of the engraving, a bit of brass starting to show on the upper frame & pendant near the crown and some small clusters of depressions on the frame on each side of the case, likely from the watch being secured in some sort of display, measures approx. 52mm in diameter x 65mm in length x 13mm thick (crystal included). A high grade triple signed railroad grade Elgin from the early 1900s in excellent+ overall condition! Any rulers shown for scale give measurements in centimeters (with millimeter gradients), NOT inches. Please note that very dark or light spots that are not mentioned in the description above are likely a result of the camera and lighting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!