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Elgin 21J adj. DeLuxe grade 670 wrist watch #P545289, case #68601 model 5516, vintage mechanical manual-wind nickel split plate movement with bold red ruby jewels and a brushed finish, champagne-toned metal dial with a brushed finish, raised gold Arabic numbers, a black-marked outer minute register and a black-marked seconds register has a few very small specks of discoloration but no notable scratches or damage, slender gold steel baton style hands with pointed tips, heavy yellow gold filled (YGF) rectangular case with a narrow sculpted bezel supporting a thick flat-topped plastic crystal, large angular extended lugs with sculpted details and slightly rounded edges on the back cover, case is showing light even wear with some uniform spots of discoloration where the lugs meet the frame, possibly factory defects from during the manufacturing process, and a small bit of cracking to the lower-left corner of the crystal that you see when looking at the watch from an angle, measures approx. 22mm wide x 36mm lug to lug x 9mm thick (crystal included), lightly padded, heavily textured dark brown leather strap band. This watch also comes with a nice generic red leatherette box with a white satin & white velvet interior. An impressive, high grade vintage Elgin from the 1950s in excellent+ overall condition!

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