Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch. Tell us what else you do know and the antiques appraiser will be able to better assist you. Watch crystal chart for watchmakers and hobbyists free download. Elgin antique pocket watches for sale shop with afterpay. The first elgin watch a pocket watch dates to 1867. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch our. Generally, the lower the serial number, the older the watch is, a factor that will often make the piece more. The pocket watch database has compiled data covering the major american pocket watch manufacturers and created an easy way to find information using the serial number on the watch movement. Table of contents there is no single dollar value the most accurate method the quickest method the price guide method the online elgin database method the ebay completed auctions. Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at.
In 1874, the name of the company was changed to the elgin national watch co. Elgin pocket watch value the value is improved by the condition as well. Casker is a leading supplier of wrist watch, pocket watch, and clock parts to professional horologists. Founded in chicago in 1864, the then national watch company was developed out.
In fact, elgin produced approximately onehalf of the total number of betterquality pocket watches manufactured in the united states. Read about the efforts of mr john walker barriger iii and mr jack pugh in modernizing the railroad. Glossary elgin watches serial numbers elgin national. Its worth noting here that only about 10% of cases ever sold were solid gold. Products, pocket watches, wrist watches, bomb sights and precision instruments. If youve always wanted to own a piece of functional american history, without breaking the bank, then a wrist or pocket watch from the elgin national watch company may just be exactly what youve been looking for. Elgin watch identification guide waterstone watches. Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w.
The high quality construction means that many elgin watches last a very long time and become antiques. Next this enterprise, which would quickly become one of the worlds leading manufacturers of timepieces, was founded in chicago during the civil war by a group of investors that included benjamin w. Approximate date the movement of a watch is produced. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. If the watch has little or no damage then it will also be worth a. The elgin watch company also known as the elgin national watch company was the largest american watch manufacturer in terms of total production volume. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. Unfollow elgin national watch company pocket watch to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If the watch has little or no damage then it will also be worth a lot more than one that perhaps looks battered. For nearly 100 years the companys manufacturing complex in elgin, illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. Pocket watch, coin silver hunter case, key wound, 11 jewels, size 18s, circa 1880 date. It has a circular white face and second seconds face, with matching blue hands.
The item elgin full hunter case pocket watch is in sale since saturday, february 8, 2020. For this reason, many factory production dates are approximate. The company sold watches under the names elgin, lord elgin, and lady elgin. 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. Size 18s, model 5, 7 jewels, grade 73, class 11, open face configuration, pendant wind and set, gilded movement, full plate, and going barrel. Save elgin pocket watch value to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. All original elgin timepieces are mechanical watches. Elgin pocket watch value understanding their value. There are mens and womens elgin antique pocket watches available and they feature an array of different colours and styles. The first watch elgin made, an 18 sized b w raymond railroad grade watch, was finished in 1867 and over the next 100 years.
Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our pocket. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton elgin national watch co. Contemporary elgins are assembled from chinese parts. Established in 1864, the national watch company changed its name a decade later to elgin national watch company to reflect its location in elgin, illinois. Elgin was first in 1960 with a railroad approved wrist watch. Oct 11, 2012 elgin pocket watch value the value is improved by the condition as well. In between, pinning an individual elgin down to a specific year and model can be a bit of a chore. The last elgin movement made in america was produced in 1968. Please do not call us for antique pocket watch information andor values. Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement the mechanism of the watch. We are severely handicapped by both the lack of legacy production records and by elgins policy of not giving names to models. The elgin national watch company was a producer of watches in the united states between 1864 and 1968.
Founded in chicago in 1864, the then national watch company was. Production year 1901 serial number answered by a verified antique expert. Introducing elgins 100th anniverasry line that was never released in 1964. Sold antique elgin national pocket watch in pawtucket letgo.
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Unfortunately, determining your watchs value is a hard question to answer. Avery, annual output rose from about 30,000 watches in the early 1870s to about 500,000 by the late 1880s, when the company employed nearly 2,500 people at its elgin plant. A quick history of the elgin national watch company elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end. The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the national watch co. Pocket watch, coin silver hunter case, key wound, 11 jewels, size. In general, altering a watch will lower the value and some enthusiasts are ardently against doing this type of conversion. Elgin 15 jewels antique pocket watches for sale ebay.
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Model number case number name line subline cost jewels details. This video will help you understand how to work out the year of manufacture for your elgin pocket watch. Elgin pocket watch with keystone case and more ebth. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. Elgin watches parts, and accessories are known for their reliability and durability.
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