Hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special. Most of the watches made by l epine didnt have small seconds, so it is unlikely that this movement. Casker is a leading supplier of wrist watch, pocket watch, and clock parts to. Browse working antique sterling silver and gold pocket watches. Preface if it is your goal to learn how to dismantle, clean, and reassemble a watch as a hobby, then you have come to the right place. With movement out you can then progress to many repair avenues. Vintage 1920s elgin stem winding pocket watch 671582. Brief history of the elgin national watch company including watch serial numbers and production dates. Elgin stem arbor winding grade 760 also used in grade 761. Servicing and overhaul of elgin pocket watches, restoration of vintage elgin wind. Any other reproduction, by any means mechanical or electronic without the express written permission of watertown watch and clock company, is strictly prohibited.
Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Porcelain single sunk dial with subsidiary seconds and roman numerals, marked elgin. Elgin pocket watch movement 15j 1899 0s crown stem crystal portrait dial. Specializing in elgin national, american waltham, hamilton, hampden and if you have an antique watch you would like repaired or serviced, please look. Products, pocket watches, wrist watches, bomb sights and precision instruments. Unless a pocket watch is very rare small differences can make a big difference in price. Description vintage 1920s elgin stem winding pocket watch. This elgin national watch co pocket watch was made back in 1873 and is 18k gold. Get the best deals on pocket watch crown stem when you shop the largest. The current condition of your pocket watch will determine all.
Antique pocket watch repair beginner course youtube. If you are new to collecting pocket watches my best advice is to take your time, even buying from me. Elgin pocket watch repair i specialize in antique elgin pocket watch repair and and elgin pocket watch restoration. From a simple battery replacement to a complete restoration, our swisstrained watchmakers perform a wide range of repairs with precision.
Precisely crafted, the light accent trim and dark smooth leather are utility made cool. You can also type in a part number and get a list of all grades using that part number. Depress the stem and wind the crown to keep the watch running. Its a size 18, a 15 jewel movement, is lever set for the time and is a dual wind by either keycrown, and has a seconds dial. The generally accepted dates for the last run of grade 571 would place it in 1954. Elgin watch repair watch repairs usa is the fastest, easiest and most convenient way to repair your elgin watch. Elgin pocket watch movement 15j 1899 0s crown stem. Elgin pocket watch repair antique watch repair services. If you enjoy antique watches as a hobby, repair your collection or start a watch repair business, this dvd course is for. Elgin watches hamilton watches illinois watches waltham watches types. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles.
This booklet will show you with stepbystep instructions how to disassemble, clean and reassemble an easily obtainable pocket watch. Overwound mainspring antique watch repair wrist watch repair pocket watch repair. Hamilton pocket watch repair manual shop huge inventory of hamilton 992 pocket watch, hamilton pocket watch vintage hamilton manual wind 21jewels 10 size 14k solid gold pocket watch. The wind is slight but the watch can be coaxed to run by rocking the case. Watch crystals, both genuine and generic mineral glass, as well as the complete. Antique elgin wristwatch repair, mechanical elgin wrist.
The hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special. Rotate the stem clockwise to move the hands to the correct hour and minute. Taking it apart, it seems to be lever set, pendant wind. Use this chart to help find the industry size of your pocket watch. Elgin engineers built their own observatory to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major us watch maker from 1864 to 1968. The first stemwind and stemset pocket watches were sold during the great exhibition in london in 1851 and the first.
Pull the stem out of the crown at the 12 oclock position of an elgin stem set pocket watch. Need help remove a stem from elgin pocket watch nawcc. How to take out pocket watch movement from its case. Early elgin stem wind watches, 18651878 slideshare. L epine paris 4 jeweled hand engraved silver pocket watch 1850. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about lady elgin. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. The watch has a stemwinding movement, grade 291, which is working well. This how to show how to remove the movement from a pocket watch. The right to download and store or output pages and pictures from this web site is granted to users for their personal use only. The company sold watches under the names elgin, lord elgin, and lady elgin.
Gents pocket watch movement, elgin national watch co, no. You are viewing a nice example of a swiss open face pocket watch made for export. Otto frei, watch parts since 1930 customers entrance 126 2nd st. Need help remove a stem from elgin pocket watch not sure which screw to unwind 2half turns sn 15230503 grade 384 manufacture 1911 thank. Front and rear covers are screw fit and engine turning is provided on the outer covers to facilitate this covers screw on and off very nicely with no damage evident white dial with arabic numerals and chapter ring marking minuets, subsidiary second hand black spade hands thick glass. The lessons and tips that follow are written to be easy to. The handsomely patterned movement is fully signed and the serial number 9,167,797 dates it back to around 1901. Old elgin parts for american made elgin watches ofrei. What im going to talk about ive been trying to understand what were the earliest stem wind watches that elgin made. This will allow you to type in the grade of your elgin pocket watch, and show you all the part numbers for the various parts. Elgin 18 size pocket watch parts elgin 16 size pocket watch. Bought a cheap one from ebay, cleaned and oiled it, and it runs well. Except for sites in the nawcc domains, the nawcc does not endorse any of these sites or the products or services that may be offered.
Buy online, view images and see past prices for switzerland, mans quarter repeating carillon verge fusee pocket watch with three jacquemarts, key wind and set gilt movement with ornately engraved bottom plate, in an 18 karat, yellow gold, hinged back and bezel, reeded edge open face case and. Cylindre pocket watch serial number, galonne pocket watch, galonne pocket watch serial numbers, galonne pocket watches, galonne remontoir, galonne serial number. The watches of the elgin almanac 1871 1876 luis casillas nawcc chapter 5 san francisco may 11, 2014 2. We offer serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. How to disassemble, clean and reassemble a pocket watch. For example, the only railroad grade pocket watch that elgin was making in the 1950s was the grade 571, and they didnt start selling the b.
For nearly 100 years the companys manufacturing complex in elgin, illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world. Elgin pocket watch value explained including how to determine the real value of your pocket watch by using the elgin pocket watch serial number. Hunter case stem at 3 oclock instead of 12 and extra thick crystal. Enamel dial has roman numerals and seconds dial at 6. Elgin pocket watches were an icon of american pocket watch production in the 20th century and reflect the massive progress of the age with durable yet elegant. One of the largest watch companies in america and the whole world. This was a modest, although popular, movement of which 26,500 were built in about 19041905. By 1910, word of elgins obsession with precision had spread around the world. Welcome to one of the countrys most complete suppliers of wrist watch and pocket watch parts for the professional watchmaker. Large nickel silver elgin 1907 watch case stamped ore silver and is approx 55mm in diameter excluding the bow. A pocket watch was almost made for the beginner with its nice easily handled large parts. Movement parts are available for eta, miyota, harley ronda, hattori and others.
The watch has a stemwinding movement, grade 210, which is working nicely. In my opinion, the quality of these old tools matches the. Please use appropriate caution with vendor sites which do not provide locations or phone numbers. There are line drawings and color photos showing each and every step.
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. Pocket watch size chart esslinger watchmaker supplies blog. Focused primarily on volume production, but made both low and high grade watches. If your watch isnt in poor condition as most 70 year old watches are, expect to pay less. Elgin pocketwatch lever broken nawcc message board. About twelve years ago, i decided to open an online store and to maintain a more permanent inventory to better serve collectors looking for hardtofind parts and tools. Learn to repair and restore mechanical pocket and wrist watches. You might find my elgin pocket watch repair page interesting as ive made available to you elgin pocket watch production numbers that will assist you in dating your watch, as well as photos of a few of the elgin pocket watches that ive restored for my customers. Casker has an extensive supply of parts for seiko, pulsar, citizen, bulova and omega and pocket watch parts.
Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for roman numerals silver plated antique pocket watches. Learn about vintage and antique pocket watches all about vintage pocket watch dials part 2 dial styles, ornate dials, railroad dials, and hamilton melamine dials. Check out our elgin pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our pocket watches shops. Find the perfect style for any occasion from the best watch brands with overstock your online watches store. It also makes the pocket watch easy to stand on its own so that the time can easily be read. If you have a quartz watch, one that uses a battery, one with a logo, instead of the name elgin on the dial, or anything made after around 1965, then you are pretty much out of luck. Checking the references listed in the elgin watch co. Elgin bracelet size watch stems elgin watch and pocket watch dials elgin pocket watch. On double hunter pocket watches, the 12 would be located just below the stem of the pocket watch. I have repaired literally thousands of watches over the past 20 years. Rare elgin 324 pocket watch 17 jewels dairy milk cow. The 992b pocket watch movment is an improved version of the 992 but it did not sell as much because in the 1940s, when the 992b came to the market, the trend was. As you will see, most of my tools are antique or at least vintage but all are still in good working condition.
This will only work on round pocket watch movements. Working vintage ladies elgin 975 pocket watch 17 jewels. White enamel dial has black roman numerals and seconds dial at 6. Get the best deals on pocket watch crown stem when you shop the largest online selection at. Paying the bills just got a little more stylish with the classic elgin card case. The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major. L epine paris 4 jeweled hand engraved silver pocket watch. Front of an elgin pocket watch from 1911 in a hunterstyle closed case with the stem. Elgin pocket watch winding stems stems watch parts. Antique mechanical pocket watch repair, cleaning, repair. I normally work on mechanical clocks, but thought i would try a pocket watch. Antique elgin pocket watch repair, mechanical elgin pocket. Pull the stem out of the crown at the 12 oclock position of an elgin stemset pocket watch. A quick history of the elgin national watch company elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end.
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