ELGIN WATCH Co.

"Elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end. The first watch Elgin made, an 18 sized B W Raymond railroad grade watch, was finished in 1867 and over the next 100 years, they went on to produce about 60 million watches. Elgin produced their first wristwatch around 1910, leading most other American watch companies by many years."

1942 ELGIN
Grade 554
Wristwatch
U.S.A Made

An American timepiece in a unique case design! This is a vintage Elgin mechanical wristwatch dated from 1942.
 
It is a manual wind watch powered by an original Elgin U.S.A. movement caliber grade 554, model 7, 8/0 size, 15 jewels, U.S.A. made.
 
It is cased in a 25.7x27mm rectangle case with fancy stepped bezel/side and lug design, base metal bezel and back. Original glass crystal – beware that the glass crystal has some scratches.
 
Still the original champagne dial (showing some age and patina) with gold Arabic Numerals, bold minute/second track, and gold matching hands. The dial is signed with the Elgin name/logo.
 
It comes with a new-old-stock black Dynasty Genuine Leather two-piece strap.

This watch is a perfect collector's item, it is in good condition. Runs very well and keeps great time!

Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.

Movement:
ELGIN
15 Jewels
Grade 554
U.S.A.
C338238

Case Markings:
Base Metal

Cased and Timed By
ELGIN National Watch Co.
333984

Measurements (mm):
Case 25.7x27
Case w/Crown 27.6
Case Lug to Lug 35
Case Thickness 9.4
Lug Width 14
Band Width 13

Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.

We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust lighting when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.

The condition is pre-owned.

The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended.
Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
It will be carefully packed.

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Thank you for looking!

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