Circa 1942 ELGIN SIZE 16s POCKET WATCH ART NOUVEAU DIAL OPEN FACE CASE RUNNING
Circa 1942 ELGIN SIZE 16s POCKET WATCH ART NOUVEAU DIAL OPEN FACE CASE RUNNING. WW2 ERA 82 YEARS OLD STILL TICKING. NEAR PERFECT ART NOUVEAU DIAL, SERVICED CLEANED AND OILED. 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. ELGIN NATL WATCH CO. 7 JEWELS, NICKEL DAMASKEEN, PENDANT WIND, PENDANT SET, OPEN FACE MOVEMENT, OILED AND CLEANED, RUNNING AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. HALLMARKED: 40289091, ELGIN NATL WATCH CO. CASE; OPEN FACE SCREW BACK AND BEZEL, HALLMARKED. PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO. WITH WEAR FROM USE AND AGE, (SEE CLOSE UP PHOTOS), SOME SCRATCHES, BACK OF CASE HAS SOME INITIAL MONOGRAMMED SEE PHOTOS. CRYSTAL; CLEAR THICK BEVELED GLASS WITH SOME SCRATCHES FROM AGE AND USE. DIAL: PAINTED ART NOUVEAU STYLE IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION. DIAL IS IN AN EXCELLENT CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS). FROM THE AMERICAN HOROLOGY ARCHIVE. Elgin National Watch Co. Movement Serial Number: 40289091. Estimated Production Year: 1942. Run Quantity: 2,000. Grade/Model Run: 415 of 424. Grade/Model Total Production: 1,487,000. Production: 1,462,000 (16S-M7-7J-ONP). Balance Jewel Material: Ruby. Standard Dial Type: Single-Sunk. Patents: 596407, 77078, 585025. Data Research: 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List. Run ID: 14920.291G415.16S3764.167M1554. Database Version: v52.235. Great old-time piece, good as “Show pieces” of what the Gents would carry in the EARLY 1940′S. Rare watches are being bought by Collectors and they don’t sell them. 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. I package all items that I sell with great care. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With.