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.

For your consideration is an 8S, 7J William Ellery, Model 1873 Waltham Pocket Watch. Estimated production year is March, 1877. Watch is key set and key wind. Watch is in working condition. The Dial has little to no issues as seen in the photos. Overall the Dial faces up very well. The Hands are nicely blued. The crystal is about as nice as they come. The Movement is a nice gilt. Serial number is 950362. The Hunter Case is 14K Gold and weighs a total of 60 grams. The Case appears to be original to the movement. All Three Covers open to 90 degrees. Case has little to no wear. The Case is highly decorated with a bird, shell, leaves, and very nice edge. Please continue to check back. All REASONABLE OFFERS will be considered. Please ask any questions or request additional photos if I haven’t described this item to your satisfaction. Thank you for visiting my listing. The item “WALTHAM WILLIAM ELLERY KEY WIND/KEY SET POCKET WATCH IN 14K GOLD CASE” is in sale since Wednesday, June 5, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “rachelle_horner60hj” and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Closure: Full Hunter
• Brand: Waltham
• Year of Manufacture: 1870-1879
• Serial Number: 950362
• Material: 14K Gold
• Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)

VINTAGE 51MM SWISS JACOT BROTHERS HUNTING CASE KEY WIND/KEY SET POCKET WATCH. THE MOVEMENT IS RUNNING AND KEEPING TIME. THE DIAL IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CASE IS IN NICE CONDITION. THE CRYSTAL IS IN NICE CONDITION. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “VINTAGE 51MM SWISS JACOT BROTHERS HUNTING CASE KEY WIND/KEY SET POCKET WATCH” is in sale since Friday, June 6, 2014. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “diamondhead4″ and is located in Grand Island, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.