Request a free appraisal from the experts at heritage auctions. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Next, search the heritage auctions archives to find the value of similar items sold at auction. I have not asked if they do further discount basically the pocket watch is an 18ct gold full hunter elgin pocket watch made in 1888, they said both sides of the case are polished with no engine turned design or engraving of any sort and the hinges are in excellent condition with a great spring. I remember years ago lots of years seeing my first little 23j elgin gr 190 in an old jewelry store in elizabethtown kentucky. Elgin pocket watches were an icon of american pocket watch production in the 20th century and reflect the massive progress of the age with durable yet elegant designs. Antique pocket watches including art deco pocket watches and victorian pocket watches, and pieces by waltham, elgin, hampden, hamilton, and illinois company. Elgin watches, some of the most indemand antique watches in the market today, are a perennial favorite among watch collectors. Its main manufacturing plant was located in elgin, illinois.
Elgin pocket watch sale old vintage, antique elgin. Do you often wonder what the actual value of antique pocket watches is. This elgin hand crank pocket was is crafted of 18k gold. Antique pocket and wristwatches generally do not command high prices.
Elgin 14k yellow gold vintage hand wind mens pocket watch. Elgin gold plated antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Elgin yellow gold plated hunting case pocket or pendant watch. These antique watches were symbols of americas emergence from an agricultural country into an industrial power. Antique vintage elgin pocket watch circa 1895 w 14k yellow. Gold 1912 elgin mechanical pocket watch grade 311 7 jewels 12s antique nice. Please not our shop and antiques centre is closed due to the circumstances we will keep you advised.
The burlington watch company, was a mailorder sales company. Sunglasses giardinelli york french for sale collectible. Gold pocket watches and gold fill pocket watches available. Shop forand learn about vintage and antique elgin pocket watches. Get the best deals on elgin gold plated antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. The first good guide book is the complete price guide to watches by cooksey shugart, tom engle and richard gilbert. Antique elgin pocket watch 17 jewels gold filled description. Antique pocket watch services antique swiss and american mechanical watch repair specialists since 1987 there are over 100 reasons why your swiss or american pocketwatch wont run. Elgin national watch company serial number, elgin pocket watch.
The majority of antique and vintage huntercase watches have the lidhinges at the 9. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch our. The rich history of the elgin national watch company originally the national watch co. An antique elgin gold filled hunting case pocket watch with a beautifully engraved case and an antique elgin gold filled convertible pocket watch. Jul 16, 2014 antique vintage elgin pocket watch circa 1895 w 14k yellow gold case 37. Make offer 14k gold shell hampden hunter case antique pocket watch 16size keeps time c. Open face mens elgin watch, gold fill circa 1935, grade 315, size 12s. Antique and vintage elgin wristwatches collectors weekly. Elgin 14ct gold, ruby and diamond pocket watch, with a white enamel dial, with roman numerals, and subsidiary dial set with in gold case beautifully engraved with chased cupid holding torch set with ruby, verso chased with shield medallion, total weight 37 show 7 more like this. Once you have armed your self with the information about your watch, you can go to the information pages to determine the age of the watch. Boston private jewelers estate watches vintage pocket. Antique elgin pocket watch 14k yellow gold pocket watch, front and back of case are intricately engraved. Elgin engineers built their own observatory to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. Antique gold filled 1912 elgin pocket watch 1 34 inches details.
Over 14,000 listings of actual watches that have been sold by us and selected auction results since 1998. It is not in the best of condition, the minute hand is broken and the inside of the lid is badly scratched. Hamilton, illionois, waltham, howard and american watch company. If you have a quartz watch, one that uses a battery, one with a logo, instead of the name elgin on the dial, or anything made after around 1965, then you are pretty much out of luck. Vintage estate and antique jewelry value guide heritage. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985. Whats the value of an antique elgin 14k gold watch. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Jul 20, 2017 antique 1882 elgin national 14k gold pocket watch 18s 11j. The elgin watch company began production in 1866 in illinois and introduced the b.
Mar 31, 2012 i have an antique elgin pocket watch that is 106 years old according to the researched production date. Some books assume that the watch is in mint condition and the values they list will be the very top dollar. Shop for unique and designer 14k gold pocket watches from the worlds best jewelers at 1stdibs. Find great deals on ebay for antique elgin pocket watch and antique gold elgin pocket watch. Open face, first inner closure is marked keystone watch case with a crown atop a set of scales. Vintage and antique elgin pocket watches collectors weekly. Shes written over 400 articles on antique collecting for the spruce crafts. By 1910, word of elgins obsession with precision had spread around the world.
Get the best deals on elgin solid gold antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Antique hampden pocket watch fancy gold filled 6s original paper label runs a27. The case is heavily engraved on both sides, one side has a monogram in the engraving plate and the other side has a small castle engraved. Antique pocket watch is a resource full of information about pocket watches. By the officers of the us federal court western district of arkansas. Elgin solid gold antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Elgin full hunter 14k yellow gold antique pocket watch size 0. Elgin watches all prices for elgin watches on chrono24. Apr 12, 2017 this is where i am from and what inspires some of my jewerly. But an 18k gold watch is far more valuable than any other timepiece. In this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage railroadgrade elgin or the earlier national watch co. Heres an up to date reference of pocket watch prices taken from sales on ebay that will help you to research real time prices this page will eventually grow to be quite long, so rather than rearange everything into pocket watch makes, heres a handy search tool for this page only.
Hunter, 14kt rose gold, measures 54mm in diameter, case number a11501. In appreciation for years of unbiased service fort smith 1895. Buck knives buck 110 folding hunter custom antique gold corelon pocket knife knives. The outside is engraved with a beautiful pastoral scene with room for a custom monogram. You are viewing a 14k gold filled open face pocket watch.
What is the approximate value of a 1903 elgin pocket watch. If you have a pocket watch made by one of these big names, you could be destined for a high figure sale. Vintage elgin pocket watch 14k yellow gold pocket watch manual winding 37 mm. Before 195254ish, very few models were issued a name, most had a style number and while elgin had up to 300 models on sale a year, most of these were the same core model with options some models were avaliable in filled, yellow gold, white gold, green gold, plain bezel, engraved bezel as an example in the later years elgin would still. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. You are viewing a very fine quality 14k gold hunting case pocket watch.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Find the value of estate jewelry and vintage and custom jewelry easy as 123. 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. Insurance valuation is usually based on replacement value if you had to replace the item from a retail source, what would it cost. Get the best deal for elgin gold plated antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Elgin and hamilton are also prolific watch manufacturing companies who both ceased business in the 60s. This would be a pocket watch value plucked from a reputable pocket watch guide book, for example. The case features decorative foliate grooving with a small cartouche depicting architecture. Raymondin april 1867, and it was immediately successful. Elgin mechanical with manual winding, serial number 3040022. Antique pocket watch value photo guide the spruce crafts. Hoping to give their new company a jump start, the investors. The collectors site for antique elgin pocket watches this website is dedicated to helping people find out about their elgin pocket watches. The largest and most complete vintage watch online price guide of its kind.
So now in this example, you know you have a waltham riverside 18k gold hunting case pocket watch made in 1886. Womens watches were normally of this form, with a watch fob that was more decorative. For an online appraisal, i am listing one that is well visited and appears to be very well priced. You can also refer to an elgin serial number chart. Antique elgin father time 21j solid silver open face size 18s rr pocket watch. Antique solid 18k gold pocket watch singing bird boxes. Elgin gold filled pocket watch with updown indicator, circa 1928 view this item and discover similar for sale at elgin bw raymond model patented gold filled pocket watch with updown indicator and subsidiary seconds. Elgin pocket watch, bee watch case, bird pocket watch, 6s elgin watch, full. The value of antique or vintage watches is determined by several factors. In 1958, they introduced the durabalance, an ingenious design for a freesprung balance. Current value of a 14k, 15 jewel, elgin pocket watch, year 1911, grade 354, excellent condition, awc co. Check the list for examples of jewelry that heritage auctions seeks for consignment.
Founded in chicago in 1864, the then national watch company was developed out of a consortium of local business leaders. Vintage gold color pocket watch chain 1178long antique pocket watch. Others assume that the watch comes with the correct case, or if it could be cased in anything, a gold filled case. One or more of its 200 parts may be broken, rusted, miscalibrated, unoriginal, previously improperly serviced, under lubricated or just plain tired. Mar 27, 2012 what is the approximate value of a 1903 elgin pocket watch.
Antique 1920s elgin 14k solid white gold 17 jewels 44mm watch running. We have one of the largest collections of railroad grade and keywind pocket watches on the internet. This generously sized elgin pocket watch dates back to 1891 and is in great condition. Antique 14k gold pocket watches 128 for sale at 1stdibs. Antique mechanical pocket watch repair, cleaning, repair.
Antique watches vintage watches pocket compass elgin watch old pocket. Get the best deals on elgin solid gold antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. By 1910, word of elgin s obsession with precision had spread around the world. It has the initials ejc engraved on the back and the inside plate reads. The case opens to reveal a white dial with black roman numeral hour indicators and two iridescent, fine spade hands. The most common elgin pocket watch material is metal. Perhaps better known for its pocket watches than wristwatches, the elgin national watch company began in august 1864 as the national watch company.
Get the best deal for elgin antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Elgin watches made before the late 1930s feature serial numbers without a letter prefix, with those made after that period containing one letter. This is a 16 size watch, bearing a fine 15 jewel movement. Antique 1882 elgin national 14k gold pocket watch 18s 11j key. Elgin 14k mutitone gold elgin antique pocket watch 1. Antique 14 karat yellow gold engraved case elgin pocket watch, circa 1895 elgin full hunter 14 karat yellow gold pocket watch 7 jewel guilloche case antique screw back goldplated pocket watch signed elgin natl watch co. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki.
See todays waltham pocket watches for sale, best offer and auction. New listing 1880,s solid gold elgin pocket watch hunter high clam. A jewler that has recently looked at the watch said that read more. Elgin pocket watch value understanding their value youtube. Elgin pocket watch value the value is improved by the condition as well. There is an acidtest mark near the back edge of the pocket watch. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about elgin pocket watch. Throughout their history, the elgin national watch company was known for horological innovations. Antique goldfilled 1912 elgin pocket watch 1 34 inches. Elgin full hunter 14 karat yellow gold pocket watch 7 jewel guilloche case. I love both the 12s riverside max and the grades 190 and 194 elgin. The crystal has a very tiny chip near the rim at 5. There are a few web sites out there that are about wrist watches, some about pocket watches too, but ive struggled to come across many that have enough information in the one place to be of much use.
New listing antique elgin gold filled pocket watch. Boston private jewelers estate watches vintage pocket watches. Use this photo guide to help you identify and value your antique pocket watches. I went in to ask the owner if he had any high grade pocket watches to sell and he brought out a couple of bunn specials and this little gold 12s hunter. Get the best deals on elgin solid gold antique pocket watches when you. Elgin open face 14 karat yellow gold antique pocket watch gr 315 12s 15 jewel. Check out peter planess antiques roadshow appraisal of this gold waltham pocket watch, ca. We hope that the information weve provided helps you learn more about your watch, and helps you become a more informed buyer or seller of vintage watches. Antique 14 karat gold elgin pocket watch, circa 1895 at.
If youve always wanted to own a piece of functional american history, without breaking the bank, then a. By selling directly to the consumer, they were able to eliminate the costly sales and distribution channel. Shop luxury and designer pocket watches and other gold antique and vintage watches from the worlds best jewelry dealers. 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. Wheeler 1893 pocket watch gf hunter case 3 covers size 18s.
Elgin openface 14 karat gold antique pocket watch gr 364 12s 15j 1910. White enamel with painted roman numerals and blued steel hands. Apr 21, 2020 need help pricing an antique pocket watch. The national watch company produced its first watchthe b. Enter the serial number into an online elgin serial number database to obtain an instant result that lists its year of production. This watch is in beautiful condition but i dont know its value.
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