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Elgin 16S 21J lever set (LS) adj. 5p B.W. Raymond grade 478 pocket watch #28231653, beautiful nickel split plate movement with screw-down gold jewel settings (GJS), a gold center wheel and a bar style damascene pattern, single sunk (SS) porcelain enamel Montgomery dial with bold fancy Arabic numbers, red & black Arabic minute markers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has some faint hairlines, bold blue steel spade & whip style hands, attractive SWC (Star) yellow gold filled (YGF) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case, model No. 39, with "Elgin R.R." marked on the base of the heavy pendant, smooth polish back with a large fancy monogram shield on the upper half, monogram of "C" in the shield, checkerboard style engraving on the bezels, recessed crown, a large bow and glass crystal, case is showing normal wear with smoothing to the engraving on the back & back bezel and some notable spots of brass on the frame, front bezel, pendant & crown, measures approx. 51mm in diameter x 63mm in length x 14mm thick (crystal included). An impressive triple signed Elgin railroad grade watch from the 1920s in excellent overall condition!

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