Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. This watch is in beautiful condition but i dont know its value. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Elgin 14k yellow gold hinge pocket watch manual winding.
Get the best deals on elgin solid gold antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Elgin 18 size pocket watch parts roller jewels jewel pins. Discover fantastic elgin pocket watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches large selection secure purchases. This elgin hand crank pocket was is crafted of 18k gold. Waltham double hunter gold plated antique pocket watches. Elgin 18k yellow gold hunting case pocket watch manual winding. Double hunter elgin gold plated antique pocket watches for.
Get the best deals on double hunter elgin gold plated antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. There is a list of known errors in the elgin section that will give you an idea of the types of errors you may find in the rest of the book. Answered by a verified antique expert we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. The dueber special grade of case was a gold filled case.
Hoping to give their new company a jump start, the investors. Along with a lot of other information about your watch, toward the bottom will be a link. Get the best deals on elgin solid gold open face antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Although the pocket watch became near obsolete with the. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. How to determine the value of a pocket watch stories news how to determine the value of a. Elgin mens gold tone rectangle case with bark finish watch. The largest and most complete vintage watch online price guide of its kind. Elgin gold plated antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Find elgin 14k pocket watch from a vast selection of pocket watches. The first good guide book is the complete price guide to watches by cooksey shugart, tom engle and richard gilbert. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Over 14,000 listings of actual watches that have been sold by us and selected auction results since 1998. Antique 1906 pocket watch by elgin, in working condition, womens pocket watch. Get the best deals on elgin open face antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Elgin 14k gold antique pocket watch with original stand display. First, enter the serial number off the movement of the watch.
Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. How much gold is in a pocket watch and a watch case. New listing vintage 1937 elgin 10k yellow gold embossed case ladies sidewinder pocket watch. For a hunter pocket watch, does the front lid spring open when the winding crown is pushed in. What is the approximate value of a 1903 elgin pocket watch. Solid gold antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 19001909 year of manufacture. For openers, your watch, lacking a number of important features required for railroad time service, is not a railroad watch. Also, i have a howard and waltham i believe are as well.
Elgin gold pocket watch, lady raymond 14k gold open face pocket watch, 15 jewel movement number 16263556, 1 18 diameter, stamped guaranteed 14k 585. Elgin and hamilton are also prolific watch manufacturing companies. There are no karat marks, instead a symbol on inside of back cover and inside of cuvette. Gold is very shine and even the best pictures often show reflections of doors and dark objects which can be hard to distinguish from brassing. However, if you are buying for yourself the monetary value may not be of much concern. Enter the serial number into an online elgin serial number database to obtain an instant result that lists its year of production. Waltham 14k yellow gold pocket watch octogan shaped case. Welcome to the nawcc american pocket watch message board. I have a lever set, open face elgin circa 188283, mvt. Vintage watch fob skull with red ruby eyes dum tacet clamet woodmen of the world watch fob. The company would go on to produce many varieties of pocket watches and wristwatches through the 1970s, and elgin watches are now valuable collectors items. The top countries of supplier is china, from which the percentage of elgin pocket.
Elgin pocket watch in gold dueber case nawcc message board. Elgin 10k yellow gold pocket watch with gold filled chain. Since the bezel is part of the watch case, and not part of the watch movement, theres no way to identify or fit a bezel using the watch movements serial number. You can also refer to an elgin serial number chart. Elgin high grade 10k gold filled 19j size 16 railroad grade pocket watch 1911. Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or.
Elgin pocket watch silver pocket watch, find complete details about elgin pocket watch silver pocket watch, elgin, elgin pocket watch,silver pocket watch from pocket watches supplier or manufactureryiwu showme jewelry company ltd. Elgin solid gold antique pocket watches for sale ebay. The second good guide book is the american pocket watches identification and price guide by roy ehrhardt and bill meggers and available at the heart of america press. Get the best deals on elgin luxury antique pocket watches when you shop the. Elgin and hamilton are also prolific watch manufacturing companies who both ceased business in the 60s. In our experiment, the pocket watch had a cross weight of 93. I have a 1908 elgin pocket watch that i have been told is solid gold. 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. Get the best deals on elgin gold plated antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at.
Elgin watches, some of the most indemand antique watches in the market today. Elgin was a prolific maker of pocket watches during their prime years of popularity. If a reliable jeweler valued it that high then it has to be for the gold value in the case. Some books assume that the watch is in mint condition and the values they list will be the very top dollar.
You can also choose from yellow gold elgin pocket watch, as well as from quartz, mechanical elgin pocket watch there are 2 suppliers who sells elgin pocket watch on, mainly located in asia. A classy and elegant solid gold elgin will go well with. Price and other details may vary based on size and color. Make offer 197 lord elgin yellow gold filled 21 jewel pocket watch running circa. Whats the value of an antique elgin 14k gold watch. How can i tell if a 1908 elgin pocket watch is solid gold.
Antique pocket watches for sale archives the pocket. Elgin solid gold open face antique pocket watches ebay. It is an elgin watch in name only, not having been built by the elgin watch co. The arbiters of time 1903 elgin pocket watches advertisement original paper ephemera authentic vintage print. Designer, gold and luxury pocket watches 780 for sale at. The elgin watch company began production in 1866 in illinois and introduced the b. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. New listing elgin 12 size 17jewels pocket watch 14k gold filled art deco style hour markers. Price guide for obsolete american watch parts watch parts ordering problems in 1970. The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the national watch co. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Waltham appleton tracy 17jewels white arabic dial 18 size.
Its worth noting here that only about 10% of cases ever sold were solid gold. The online elgin database method the online elgin database can be used to give an estimate about the value of a watch. Watch service is probably going to cost a lot more than the watch is worth as a collectable item. Elgin watches made before the late 1930s feature serial numbers without a letter prefix, with. Waltham pocket watch 70698 14k white porcelain dial 54mm. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. Round, white, black arabic numeral hour markers, black outer minutes track, sunken subsidiary dial at 6 oclock, blued spade hands, elgin. Shop forand learn aboutvintage and antique elgin pocket watches. Elgin pocket watch silver pocket watch buy elgin,elgin. The evaluation method detailed as mentioned in the general overview of how to evaluate a watch, there are four general aspects of a watch that effect its value and three major parts of a watch to evaluate, plus a lot of minor things. Is there a mark or lack of marks that will indicate this.
The elgin 19 shockmaster is an analog timepiece with a mechanical movement thats filled with 10 carat yellow gold. Womens watches were normally of this form, with a watch fob that was more decorative. Others assume that the watch comes with the correct case, or if it could be cased in anything, a gold filled case. Vintage elgin pocket watch 14k yellow gold pocket watch manual winding 37 mm. Learn about vintage and antique pocket watches all about vintage pocket watch dials part 1 materials used, single and double sunk dials, cracks and chips in enamel dials. Make offer lord elgin pocket watch 14k gold california governor frank merriam watch. How to tell an authentic elgin watch from a fake one our. If you have a pocket watch made by one of these big names, you could be destined for a high figure sale. Shop luxury and designer pocket watches and other gold antique and vintage watches from the worlds best jewelry dealers. If youve already read our article on pocket watch cases, then you know that pocketwatch movements and cases were almost always made by different companies.
Waltham watches all prices for waltham watches on chrono24. Elgin gold plated pocket watchelgin gold plated pocket watch. It has an aesthetic thats very stylish, sophisticated, and gentlemanly men are still buying, fixing, and wearing this watch today because it has such a timeless look. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Antique pocket watch value photo guide the spruce crafts. Elgin open face antique pocket watches for sale ebay. New listing lot of 3 fancy case full hunter gold tone pocket watches elgin, waltham, regina. Weighing 85 grams, it has a manual hand wind movement, solid 18k rose gold case and. Waltham vintage waltham hand winding white dial crystal sticks. Since you have to consider all aspect of all parts of the watch, it is easy to see that there are a large number of things to judge.