1883 ELGIN SIZE 18s POCKET WATCH KEY WIND&KEY SET 4 oz. COIN SILVER CASE RUNNING. NEARLY 145 YEARS OLD AND STILL TICKING, NEAR MINT PORCELAIN DIAL! These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice collectible watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! These watches will last for years to come. IRCA 1883, ELGIN NATL WATCH CO. 11JEWELS, GILT MOVEMENT, KEY WIND, AND KEY SET. NOTE: KEY IS INCLUDED, IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL KEY IT WORKS FIND FOR THE WINDING BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULL WHEN SETTING TIME KEY DOES NOT GO IN THE SQUARE STEM ALL THE WAY. OPEN FACE MOVEMENT, THIS MOVEMENT IS CONFIGURATION ADAPTABLE IT COULD BE CHANGE BETWEEN OPENFACE AND HUNTING CONFIGURATION. MOVEMENT IS HALLMARKED: 1242211, ELGIN NATL WATCH CO. THIS FINE RUNNING MOVEMENT NEEDS A FULL SERVICE TO MAINTAIN THE RUNNING CONDITION, OILING, CLEANING. TIMING, AT TIME OF LISTING THE WATCH WAS WOUND AND THE MOVEMENT RAN FOR OVER 24 HOURS DID NOT CHECKED FOR ACCURACY. COIN SILVER SEMI HUNTER HINGED BACK AND HINGED BEZEL IN NICE CONDITION WITH GENTLE WEAR FROM USE AND AGE, A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL DINGS ON BACK COVER (SEE PHOTOS). (SEE CLOSE UP PHOTOS). CRYSTAL; BEVELLED GLASS CLEAR WITH SOME SCRATCHES FROM AGE AND USE. DIAL: WHITE COLOR EXCELLENT CONDITION. HALLMARKED: ELGIN NAT’L WATCH CO. IS NEAR MINT CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS). Great old-time piece, good as “Show pieces” of what the Gents would carry in the MID 1880′S. Rare watches are being bought by Collectors and they don’t sell them. From the American Horology Archive. Elgin National Watch Co. Movement Serial Number: 1242211. Estimated Production Year: 1883. Run Quantity: 10,000. Grade/Model Run: 1 of 38. Grade/Model Total Production: 155,000. Standard Dial Type: Single-Sunk. Run ID: 713.13G30.18S491.181M389. Data Research: 1896 Elgin Serial List. 1904 Elgin Serial List. 1915 Elgin Serial List. 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List? Database Version: v52.992. Vintage watches are completely mechanical and their time keeping accuracy can be affected by many things including position changes, temperature, internal cleanliness, lubrication, magnetism, and maintenance. This is your chance to add a nice collectible watch and a piece of American History to your collection. Good Luck and Thanks!! I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this watch. In most cases you are the expert also, so please judge these pictures for yourself. ==== PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES We are NOT watch experts by any means, so please ask questions, or kindly let us know if we’ve left anything out of importance. Brief History: Elgin Watch Company Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates. The Elgin Watch Company (also known as the Elgin National Watch Company) was the largest US watch company in terms of production. In fact, Elgin produced approximately one-half of the total number of higher-quality pocket watches manufactured in the United States. Total production over their 100 years of operation reached 60 million watches! The company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois as the National Watch Company, and some of the organizers were J. Currier, Otis Hoyt, and Charles H. Mason, with financial backing from former Chicago Mayor Benjamin W. The factory for the National watch company was completed in 1866, and the first movement produced was an 18-size B. In 1874, the company officially changed their name to the Elgin National Watch Company, and that name remained until they stopped producing watches in the early’60′s. Elgin was not known for making the highest quality watches, though some of their higher grades were exquisitely made timepieces. Together with Waltham Watch Company, they dominated the huge market for mid-grade watches. Elgin watches remain extremely popular with collectors today because they are plentiful, can be obtained at reasonable prices, and can be relatively easily repaired due to the large number of watches and parts available. Throughout their history, the Elgin National Watch Company was known for Horological innovations. In 1958, they introduced the “Dura Balance, ” an ingenious design for a free-sprung balance (no regulator pins) which used spiral balance arms and small weights to govern the moment of inertia of the balance. They also produced the only American-made automatic wristwatch movements: grades 607, 618, 760, and 761. These movements featured bi-directional, full-rotor winding, and had two automatic winding gear ratios, which were automatically engaged as the mainspring tension increased. The contributions of the Elgin National Watch Company to American Horological industry cannot be overstated. Many Elgin watches that were made over 100 years ago are still providing reliable and accurate daily service to their proud owners. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With.
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We offer an elegant wristwatch in excellent condition. We now offer, for you to enjoy your collection, the following article. An excellent piece of high-end collecting and Swiss watches. On this occasion we offer for sale an antique hunter pocket watch. Model Hunter – 6 Grands Prix – Paris. Circa 1915 (watch with 111 years old). Dial porcelain with Roman numerals, signed LONGINES. Solid silver case, numbered 3241562, signed LONGINES. Open and close the covers in excellent condition. Measures 50m (excluding crown). Mechanical movement, signed LONGINES. Excellent working and performance. It has a maintenance service before putting it up for sale. All my watches are subjected to review and service, to ensure proper operation. Published photos are featured article. All our photos are of high quality, so you can see well, in detail, the article, and no doubt.
Hampden 18 Size Lafayette with gold jewel settings and gold balance screws. Watch has been rebuilt and it runs decent, testing at -18 seconds per day. Watch may need further work or servicing. The dial is in great shape, and the watch features crisp and bold blue steel hands. The case is a heavy and massive silver (silverode) case in decent condition. Case has not been cleaned extensively, but it has had a fresh NOS glass crystal installed.
The product is a vintage Knickerbocker NY size 3/0 20 year gold filled hunters case pocket watch. This manual mechanical pocket watch is designed for women and was made in the United States. It does not come with its original box or packaging, but it is a collectible item for those interested in jewelry and watches.
A very nice gold filled case on this one. The pocket watch is not running currently and needs a servicing. Nice dial and hands overall. From a collectors long time estate. Check out my other pocket watch listings. Photos are our intellectual property. All items are properly packaged using quality materials to ensure safe arrival to you. We can not control what the post office does after it leaves our hands. & we have no control over pricing. No packages will be undervalued for any reason. Feedback should be a positive experience for everyone. You are a valued customer, We leave + feedback. If you abuse the feedback system, you will no longer shop our store. All sales are final; unless an error has been made in our listing, and or the item is drastically misrepresented. If you abuse the return system, you will no longer shop our store.
ANTIQUE 57MM HUGUENIN 1/4 JUMP SECONDS POCKETWATCH, ORIGINAL CASE, RUNNING! FROM THE ESTATE OF A LOCAL WATCHMAKER. A WONDERFULLY, ORIGINALLY CASED 1870′S. HUGUENIN 1/4 JUMP SECONDS POCKET WATCH. CASED IN ITS ORIGINAL FULL ENGINE TURN COIN SILVER CASE. THIS IS AN OVERALL NEAR MINT STATE WATCH, AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND THESE IN THEIR ORIGINAL CASE. VERY HIGH GRADE EBAUCHE WITH FINE NICKEL PLATES, QUICK TRAIN, FINE HAIRSPRING, AND LEVER ESCAPEMENT. BOTH SECONDS HANDS START AND STOP WHEN THE BUTTON AT 12:00 IS PRESSED. TOTAL NUMBER OF JEWELS IN MOVEMENT APPEARS TO BE 25 JEWELS. HIGH GRADE GLASS ENAMEL SNAP-ON DIAL APPEARS TO BE PERFECT WITH NO. ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL DEEPLY BLUED MORNING GLORY HANDS. GOOD MAINSPRINGS, GOOD STAFF, AND TRAIN, RUNNING STRONGLY AND PROPERLY WHEN WOUND. ALL LIDS SNAP TIGHTLY SHUT AND ALL HINGES ARE GOOD. FRONT LID OPENS PROPERLY TO 88 DEGREES WHEN THE PUSHER IS PRESSED. ORIGINAL, THICK GLASS CRYSTAL IS INTACT AND SPOTLESS. 136 GRAMS TOTAL WEIGHT. WINDING AND SETTING OPERATE PROPERLY WITH YOUR KEY. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Com. Track Page Views With.
VINTAGE 34MM 18K LADY PATEK PHILIPPE HUNTER’S CASE POCKET WATCH, SERVICED! FRESH FROM A ST. LOUIS AFFLUENT’S ESTATE, I PRESENT: A TRIPLE-SIGNED SOLID 18K PATEK PHILIPPE POCKET WATCH CO-SIGNED FOR MERMOD & JACCARD ON BOTH MOVEMENT & CUVETTE FEATURING ITS ORIGINAL, FACTORY-SIGNED SOLID 18K YELLOW GOLD CASE DESIRABLY HALLMARKED WITH THE PATEK LOGO, CONFIRMING AUTHENTICITY MEASURING A VERY PETITE 34MM IN DIAMETER CLEVERLY CONSTRUCTED AND ATTRACTIVELY CASED IN ITS ORIGINAL PATEK-MARKED HEAVY GAUGE SOLID 18K TRIPLE HINGE CASE ABSOLUTELY ORIGINAL GLASS ENAMEL SNAP-ON DIAL, PERFECT 18 JEWEL NICKEL MOVEMENT, SERVICED 01/07/2025 AND KEEPING PROPER TIME WHEN WOUND GLASS ENAMEL SNAP-ON DIAL IS SPOTLESS. NO DENTS OR DINGS – THIS WATCH IS VIRTUALLY MINT! CASE IS CLEAN AND ORIGINAL SIGNED BOW IS STILL INTACT AND CLEAN ORIGINAL GLASS CRYSTAL IS INTACT AND SPOTLESS. ALL WINDING AND SETTING COMPONENTS ARE INTACT AND IN GOOD SHAPE. WINDING AND SETTING OPERATE PROPERLY ON THIS 18 JEWEL DAMASCENED NICKEL MOVEMENT. GOOD MAINSPRING, GOOD TRAIN, GOOD STAFF RUNNING STRONGLY AND KEEPING TIME WHEN WOUND. PERFECT FINE BLUED STEEL SPADE HANDS. ARE EXCELLENT AND ORIGINAL. ASK FOR ANY OTHER SPECIFICS. CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR OTHER MOVEMENTS AND PARTS. Please ask before purchasing. Please ask ALL questions prior to purchasing. Thanks and happy shopping! Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With.
Offered for sale is a beautiful antique American Waltham Watch Co. Pocket watch dating to 1907, housed in a quality Keystone J. Boss 20 Year Gold Filled case. This watch features a 15-jewel mechanical movement that winds and runs when wound. While it has not been extensively tested for accuracy or power reserve, the movement appears clean and well cared for. The gold-filled Keystone case displays attractive engine-turned engraving with floral detailing on both sides, giving the watch outstanding vintage character. The white porcelain dial presents nicely, complemented by classic blue steel hands. Measuring approximately 35 mm in diameter (excluding the crown and bow) and weighing 38.2 grams, this is a desirable 0 Size Waltham that displays exceptionally well in a collection. Whether you’re adding to a Waltham collection, looking for a quality antique American pocket watch, or searching for an attractive display piece, this is a wonderful example with excellent eye appeal. This antique pocket watch is in very good vintage condition for its age and presents beautifully overall. It winds and runs when wound but has not been extensively tested for long-term accuracy, timekeeping, or power reserve. Boss 20 Year Gold Filled case retains attractive color with crisp engine-turned engraving and decorative floral details. The exterior shows honest signs of age and use, including light scratches, small nicks, and minor dings consistent with over a century of careful ownership. The bow also has a few small nicks from normal use. The white porcelain dial is in good condition with no noted chips or cracks. The crystal has a small hairline crack near the outer edge that is difficult to notice and only visible at certain angles. The interior back cover shows some age-related toning/discoloration around the engraved monogram. The watch has not been cleaned or polished and could benefit from a careful cleaning and polishing if desired, although many collectors prefer original vintage surfaces. The front and back covers open and close properly. Please review all photographs carefully, as they are an important part of the description and accurately represent the condition of this antique timepiece. Number of Jewels: 15 Jewels. Boss 20 Year Gold Filled. Case Diameter: Approximately 35 mm. Weight: 38.2 g. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States. Features: 12-Hour Dial, Mechanical Movement. Pocket Watch Size: 0 Size.