Product Description
Item: Pocket Watch
Brand: Elgin
Model: Swingout Coin Edge
Movement: Mechanical
Case Material: Nickel
Production Year: 1888
Country: USA
Jewels: 11 Jewel
Gender: Unisex
Grade: 43
Size: 18s
Product Measurements
Diameter: 58mm
Product Condition
Overall Condition: Fair, overall condition for its age.
Functions: Running, but may be in need of service. This means, it can run unreliably, start or stop and timekeeping is not guaranteed.
Crystal: There are scratches on the crystal.
Dial: The dial has hairline crack(s) on it.
About the brand: First founded in 1864 as the National Watch Company, Elgin watches were produced out of Elgin, Illinois at the world's largest dedicated watch production facility of the time. By 1910 - Elgin had built an observatory to help with the accuracy of their timepieces. Like most watch manufacturers, Elgin moved to defense production during the second World War and produced military issue watches such as the well known Elgin A-11. After the war, production of Elgin watches slowed and they transferred production to South Carolina. As the influx of Swiss watches came into the market, the Elgin brand sold its entities in 1968, and the name rights of the company were subsequently re-sold in the following years. Although the Elgin National Watch Company no longer exists, their impact on American watch making is seen through their large catalog of excellent vintage watches.