Beautiful condition enamel dial with blued steel hands. Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w. Antique pocket watch value photo guide the spruce crafts. Jul 28, 2009 i have a 1908 elgin pocket watch that i have been told is solid gold. Elgin pocket watch in gold dueber case nawcc message board. What determines the value of an elgin pocket watch is the type of watch, the age, quality and grade, although. We purchase gf or plated eyeglasses, jewelry, watch cases, chains, etc. But wait, keep reading mainly, there are three agreed mass ratios of which a sheet of gold would be considered as gold filled. The case features decorative foliate grooving with a small cartouche depicting architecture.
Welcome to our little catalog, its a work in progress and no doubt will never be 100% completed. Oct 24, 2014 1906 antique 7 jewel 14k gold filled elgin pocket watch with double hunter case shabadashery. Elgin solid gold antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Elgin 14k mutitone gold elgin antique pocket watch 1. This is a waltham 10k goldfilled pocket watch in working order. The up down indicator refers to the 2ndary dial at 12 oclock which is a power reserve indicator. Pocketwatch 101 materials used in pocketwatch cases. Gold filled is made with two bars of gold which are soldered to a bar of base metal and the resulting bar is rolled out into thin sheets. Retail window these are dates that we have seen the models advertised, its to provide an idea of how common a model might be. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. Make offer elgin pocket watch gold filled case 19 jewels railroad grade 1911 antique 5 year old elgin g. At this time we are unable to guarantee shipping dates or accommodate jewelry sizing and alterations.
How can i tell if a 1908 elgin pocket watch is solid gold. Porcelain enamel dial is near perfect except for a fain hairline near 7. This is a waltham 10k gold filled pocket watch in working order. You are viewing a very fine quality 14k gold hunting case pocket watch.
Serviced mens elgin wristwatch 17 jewel circa 1936 10k gold filled art deco. The watch in the photo is a ball open face pocket watch made of 10k gold filled. The serial number must be off the movement of the watch where the gears are, not off the case. It has a sunken dial for the seconds dial and the back of the case is blank. Mar 31, 2012 ok, according to the serial number off the works of the watch this dates back to 188687. No charge for sorting your gf materials sent to us. This watch features a foliate embossed circular case housing a white dial with black roman numeral hour indicators, slender black hands, a seconds subdial, and imprinted with elgin.
Others assume that the watch comes with the correct case, or if it could be cased in anything, a gold filled case. You must give the letter prefix of the serial number, if there is one. Watches are guaranteed to be in running order, if described as such, at the time of listing only. We are severely handicapped by both the lack of legacy production records and by elgins policy of not giving names to models. Using acid tests and such on a gold filled case will generally show that the watch is solid gold, even though it isnt. I have a 1908 elgin pocket watch that i have been told is solid gold.
The dueber special grade of case was a goldfilled case. Ok, according to the serial number off the works of the watch this dates back to 188687. This is a 1906 elgin 7 jewel 14k gold filled pocket watch with a double hunter case ornately engraved and known as the royal. Use this photo guide to help you identify and value your antique pocket watches. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Elgin watch identification guide waterstone watches. Elgin gold plated antique pocket watches for sale ebay. The commander with the 25 year guarantee is gold filled and made after 1899. Get the best deals on elgin gold plated 18 pocket watch antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. From what i remember, it was about what it would take to fill a 5 gallon bucket.
Get the best deals on elgin gold plated antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Elgin gold plated pocket watch dec 06, 2017 florida. Elgin pocket watch 3968 14k white dial 50mm manual watch. The elgin national watch company was founded in 1864 in elgin, illinois as the national watch company, and some of the organizers were later to become the some of the biggest names in the american watch industry.
An antique elgin gold filled hunting case pocket watch with a beautifully engraved case and an antique elgin gold filled convertible pocket watch. The last elgin movement made in america was produced in 1968. The case opens to reveal a white dial with black roman numeral hour indicators and two iridescent, fine spade hands. Watches have not been tested for features functionality, unless otherwise stated in description. Any further information on this buren would be greatly appreciated. In 1958, they introduced the durabalance, an ingenious design for a freesprung balance. Buy online, view images and see past prices for a elgin gold plated pocket watch. Elgin bw raymond model patented gold filled pocket watch with updown indicator and subsidiary seconds.
Elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 18 pocket watch for. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. If your vintage pocket watch is in a gold colored case, odds are pretty good that your case is gold plated or gold filled, or even just gold colored metal. Is there a mark or lack of marks that will indicate this. Elgin national watch company serial number, elgin pocket watch. Antique elgin father time 21j solid silver open face size 18s rr pocket watch.
Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for hampden pocket watches. A very nice gents gold plated pocket watch by the american elgin watch co. The first elgin watch a pocket watch dates to 1867. This greatly reduces the value of the case, it is very rarely need, and it doesnt guarantee that parts of the case that you didnt destroy arent gold filled. Vintage mans lord elgin watch 14k gold filled, stepped lugs, manual wind movement, original white dial with applied gold arabic numerals and gold hands. In between, pinning an individual elgin down to a specific year and model can be a bit of a chore. Apr 15, 2012 i have a elgin pocket watch 10k gold filled case,movement number 37222384, in great shape run very well, original packeging and brochure, white dial gold numerals, 60 second runner, face says elgin wi. Masonic elgin full hunter gold plated pocket watch and chain. Watch service is probably going to cost a lot more than the watch is worth as a collectable item. Antique elgin pocket watch 17 jewels gold filled description.
A gold pocket watch with huntercase and watch chain. The largest and most complete vintage watch online price guide of its kind. Elgin gold plated full hunter pocket watch 1900worldwide shippingan original elgin full hunter keyless wind pocket watch, made in usa in 1900. Get a great deal with this online auction for a watch presented by property room on behalf of a law enforcement or public agency client. The most common antique elgin pocket watch material is metal. Grade, model 1883, hunting style mens pocket watch. It is normal to compare the cost of servicing and repairing a pocket watch to the value of that watch as a collectable in order to decide whether or not to have the work done. When wadsworth got killed off, a few models were produced by. Until the second half of the 18th century, watches were luxury items. Elgin railroad pocket watch with updown power reserve. Elgin solid gold open face antique pocket watches ebay. Elgin gold plated pocket watchelgin gold plated pocket watch.
Make offer antique 1914 elgin grade 354 model 2 0s 15j gold filled pocket watch small antique gold plated engine turned full hunter cased elgin pocket watch. I have a elgin pocket watch 10k gold filled case,movement number 37222384, in great shape run very well, original packeging and brochure, white. I did find information on the case i think on this site. Whats the value of an antique elgin 14k gold watch. Elgin model 2 multicolor case pocket watch 6 size 15 j. Elgin gold plated 18 pocket watch antique pocket watches for sale. Guaranteed commander 25 years 2949037 i have found very little information on buren.
Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or. Big 1885 elgin bw raymond railroad grade pocket watch heavy 18s roman nums nice. Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. Gold filled is very similar to gold plating in that there is a thin layer of real gold on top of some base metal. Elgin was a prolific maker of pocket watches during their prime years of. Elgin shipped their first wristwatch in 1910, and later manufactured the first wrist watch to be qualified for railroad service, the grade 730a b. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Also, i have a howard and waltham i believe are as well. The dust cover is engraved with a an elgin frame, but is otherwise blank as well the piece is a 17 jewel movement that is made by elgin and is. The white enamel dial has black arabic numerals with outer minute divisions and outer red 560 minute track. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique elgin pocket watch. Make offer 1946 elgin 10k gold filled open face pocket watch nice working condition. Porcelain dial, with small second hand at 6 oclock. Elgin gold plated full hunter pocket watch 1900 la45972.
Antique 1920s elgin 14k solid white gold 17 jewels 44mm watch running. The dueber special grade of case was a gold filled case. The process of creating a gold filled item is different than gold plating. Antique elgin pocket watch gold filled for sale ebay. There were far more gold filled cases made than solid gold karat cases. The first good guide book is the complete price guide to watches by cooksey shugart, tom engle and richard gilbert. What is gold filled and how to calculate its scrap value. The dial has blued hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at the six.
An antique elgin goldfilled hunting case pocket watch with a beautifully engraved case and an antique elgin goldfilled convertible pocket watch. Nice elgin keystone gold filled case, good covers a couple of small nicks on the back. Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 18.
This elgin pocket watch in gold filled and has a glass face over the dial. The watch features an ornately engraved hunting case with sunken seconds sub dial at the six oclock position. Elgin watches all prices for elgin watches on chrono24. Some books assume that the watch is in mint condition and the values they list will be the very top dollar. 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. Make offer 10k gold filled pocket watch elgin 70921. Open face model 3 grade 345 size 12s 17j pocket watch w fob. Throughout their history, the elgin national watch company was known for horological innovations.