023-T-1291

ELGIN LADIES WRISTWATCH
INDEX # : 023-T-1291

circa: 1956-1957

CLOCK STYLE Ladies Wristwatch

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE Elgin National Watch Co.

CASE MODEL # 9300

MOVEMENT TYPE G 702, 17 Jewel, lever escapement, spring driven.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION N/A

LABEL INFORMATION N/A

DIAL INFORMATION

White enameled dial with gold Arabic numerals and hands.

MISC. FEATURES Curved Bezel glass, 10kt. gold plated. Engraved on case:
"W10K RPG Bezel, # 9300, Cased and timed by Elgin National Watch Co., Wadsworth, x303807"

ACQUIRED FROM Gift from my parents in December 1991.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, crown stem missing.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

Wristwatch was given to my mother for her high school graduation gift by her parents in 1956.

The National Watch Company was founded in 1864 with Benjamin W. Raymond as the President. The factory was located on 35 acres in Elgin, Ill. that was donated by the town's residents. The building was completed in 1865, and the first watches produced by this firm was in April 1867. The company's name was changed to The Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, and they produced watches up until 1964. After this date, they became the Elgin Time Division. Some of the organizers of the Elgin National Watch Co. came from the Waltham Watch Co..

The image to the left is a view of the Elgin National Watch Company from West Elgin, c. 1905.

REFERENCES 1. "Official Price Guide to Watches, by Cooksey, Shugart, & Tom Engle, 1990, brief company history on page 72.
2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Ladies Wristwatch
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Elgin National Watch Co.
CASE MODEL #	9300
MOVEMENT TYPE	G 702, 17 Jewel, lever escapement, spring driven.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	N/A
LABEL INFORMATION	N/A
DIAL INFORMATION	White enameled dial with gold Arabic numerals and hands.
MISC. FEATURES	Curved Bezel glass, 10kt. gold plated. Engraved on case: "W10K RPG Bezel, # 9300, Cased and timed by Elgin National Watch Co., Wadsworth, x303807"
ACQUIRED FROM	Gift from my parents in December 1991.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, crown stem missing.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	Wristwatch was given to my mother for her high school graduation gift by her parents in 1956. The National Watch Company was founded in 1864 with Benjamin W. Raymond as the President. The factory was located on 35 acres in Elgin, Ill. that was donated by the town's residents. The building was completed in 1865, and the first watches produced by this firm was in April 1867. The company's name was changed to The Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, and they produced watches up until 1964. After this date, they became the Elgin Time Division. Some of the organizers of the Elgin National Watch Co. came from the Waltham Watch Co.. The image to the left is a view of the Elgin National Watch Company from West Elgin, c. 1905.
REFERENCES	1. "Official Price Guide to Watches, by Cooksey, Shugart, & Tom Engle, 1990, brief company history on page 72. 2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.
NOTES	N/A