Elgin OS 7J grade 324 ladies' pocket watch #12544948, beautiful nickel split plate movement with an elaborate fancy concentric circle damascene pattern, lovely 2-tone enamel dial with a white outer ring under the fancy black Arabic style numbers, gold filigree accents and 5 minute markers, a light blue inner section surrounded by a ring of delicate gold filigree stars and crosses and a white subsidiary seconds register, dial does have a few hairlines, skeletonized silver steel wedge-style hands have a black enamel insert, handsome yellow gold filled (YGF) hinge-back (HB) case with a smooth polish finish on the front bezel and frame and a fully engraved back cover with a large floral design, case is showing normal even wear overall but the bow is showing moderate wear, measures approx. 32mm in diameter x 44mm long x 10mm thick, thick glass crystal. A beautiful watch from the early 1900s in excellent condition!
Year Made: 1907-1908
Company: Elgin
Movement Size:
11 0S
Jewels: 21 7J
Setting/Movement Type:
pendant set
Model/Grade: 324
Serial #: 12544948
Movement Finish: nickel
Dial Material: fancy enamel
Dial Color: gold, white, blue
Dial Details: 2-tone, fancy with gold filigree
Hand Style:
wedge, skeletonized - standard
Case Style:
HB
Case Material:
Gold Filled - Yellow
Case Width/Diameter:
32mm (1.26 inches)
Case Length, bow included: 44mm (1.73 inches)
Case Thickness: 10mm (0.39 inches)
Crystal Material: glass
Condition:
Excellent
Gender:
Ladies'
The Elgin watch company, out of Elgin, Illinois, was in business from 1864-1964, and while active, was the largest-producing American watch company, manufacturing an estimated half of all pocket watches ("dollar" watches not included). By 1956 they had produced over 55 million pocket and wrist watches.
As an additional resource, we've posted a
Serial Number Production List which includes information for Elgin serial numbers and dates of manufacture.
The NAWCC also has a
comprehensive article about the company.
You may browse all of our men's pocket watches from this manufacturer at our
Vintage Men's Elgin Pocket Watches category.
This watch is in good running condition, unless otherwise noted in the description. This means that on receipt, pending any item-specific running conditions noted in the description, you can expect the watch to be winding and setting properly and to run smoothly while keeping reasonable time. We consider "reasonable time" to meet these basic guidelines:
Railroad Grade Watches will be keeping +/- 5 minutes per day
Pocket and Wrist Watches with 15 or more jewels will be keeping +/- 10 minutes per day
All key wind watches and watches with 14 or fewer jewels will be keeping +/- 15 minutes per day
The above guideline is the lowest standard in which we would ship out a watch, however in most cases, you will see much better timekeeping. Most of our watches have been in storage for many years, so if you plan on carrying/wearing them everyday, you should consider having them cleaned and oiled soon, and then once a year thereafter to keep them in top running condition. If the watches will be for occasional use or display, they should be cleaned and serviced every 3 to 5 years depending on use.
As of February 24th, 2021, we are not offering a cleaning and service option through PM Time Service. While we do hope to offer this again in the future, we are unfortunately unable to meet customer requests for watch servicing at this time. Please note that, unless otherwise mentioned within the "Full Description" tab, this watch is being sold in good running condition and is ready to wear or carry on arrival.
This watch comes complete with an appropriate, intact glass crystal; however, on request PM Time Service can replace the current crystal on this pocket watch for you. We offer a number of new and vintage crystal choices for pocket watches; you can select your desired choice from the dropdown menu below.
Please note that the average turnaround time for all pocket watch crystal replacements will be two days from the placement of the order.
Contact us with any further questions or for an estimate on any shipping delays.
Crystal Option:
Keep existing crystal
New plastic crystal (+$15.00)
New old stock (NOS) glass crystal (+$45.00)
Please note: if you add this watch with a crystal exchange option to your
shopping cart but later change your mind on the crystal selection type, you'll need to remove the watch from the cart in order to make a new crystal selection. Once that is done, you can return to this page and add that new combination to the cart. We apologize for the limitations to our system that prevent you making that change from the shopping cart directly.
Unlike modern quartz watches, most vintage watches need daily winding in order to keep the watch functioning for timekeeping. Additionally, there are a number of different ways to set the time other than simply pulling the crown away from the watch body. We are happy to provide an overview of each of the different setting types on our
"How To Use" page , where we also provide information on proper winding techniques for each style and some suggestions for the proper long term care and storage of your watch.
