Does Elgin still make watches?
Likewise, Elgin designed its products to be easily repairable and with so many spare parts produced over the course of its 100-year history, its watches can still be bought and fixed reasonably easily even today, making them popular collectibles for enthusiasts.
Is the Elgin pocket watch a true antique?
Technically, most Elgin pocket watches are not true antiques because they were made less than 100 years ago, and almost all Elgin wrist watches were made after 1915, and so they aren’t true antiques. Still, people seem to consider any pocket watch an “antique” because so few people use them now a days.
How did the Elgin Watch Company get its name?
Elgin was originally called the “National Watch Company”. The name never really stuck and in 1874, they changed their name to the “Elgin National Watch Company” because most of the watch trade and public were calling them “watches from Elgin”.
How can I find out the serial number of an Elgin Watch?
Case serial number The Online Database for the Elgin Watch Company can tell you a great deal of information about your watch, based on just the serial number off the movement. (The “movement” is also sometimes called the “watch works”.) Serial Number off the movement: Important! The serial number must be off the movement of the watch…
Can a 100 year old Elgin Watch be used?
Today, collecting Elgin watches is quite popular. Because Elgin produced so many watches and produced so many spare parts, they can still be easily bought and fixed, so even a 100 year old Elgin can be used, with care, on a daily basis.
Where is the serial number on a pocket watch?
Find the serial number on your Wittnauer pocket watch. In most Wittnauer watches, the serial number is engraved on the movement under the “Wittnauer” stamp.
Did Elgin make gold watches?
One of the most well known collection of Elgin watches is the Lord Elgin. The Lord Elgin 626 was designed with a hunter case movement that produced 18,000 beats per hour, and its case and strap were exquisite. Yellow gold filled watches were big back in its day, and this model contained plenty of gold throughout.
When were Elgin pocket watches made?
The first Elgin watch (a pocket watch) dates to 1867. The last Elgin movement made in America was produced in 1968.
