063-T-0493

ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO. MEN'S POCKET WATCH
INDEX # : 063-T-0393

circa: 1913-1914

CLOCK STYLE Pocket Watch

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, Illinois

CASE MODEL # 904772

MOVEMENT TYPE

Model 7, Brass, 30-hour, spring driven, pin lever escapement, stem wind-stem set, 7 jewels. Serial number 17,425,766 (Elgin Watch Co.).

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Size 16, open face.

LABEL INFORMATION No label - original.

DIAL INFORMATION Sunken white enamel dial with sweep seconds bit at 6:00 position, black Arabic numerals, dial marked "Elgin", beveled plastic dial glass.

MISC. FEATURES

Silveroid case, marked E.N.W.Co.

ACQUIRED FROM Public auction at "Jessie's Auction House" in Waldo, Ohio.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Movement in running order, case in average condition with some dents.

RESTORATION March 1993 - Cleaned case, set watch to running.

HISTORICAL DATA

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. "The Official Guide to Watches", 1990, page 79, brief history of company.
2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.

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CLOCK STYLE	Pocket Watch
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, Illinois
CASE MODEL #	904772
MOVEMENT TYPE	Model 7, Brass, 30-hour, spring driven, pin lever escapement, stem wind-stem set, 7 jewels. Serial number 17,425,766 (Elgin Watch Co.).
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Size 16, open face.
LABEL INFORMATION	No label - original.
DIAL INFORMATION	Sunken white enamel dial with sweep seconds bit at 6:00 position, black Arabic numerals, dial marked "Elgin", beveled plastic dial glass.
MISC. FEATURES	Silveroid case, marked E.N.W.Co.
ACQUIRED FROM	Public auction at "Jessie's Auction House" in Waldo, Ohio.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Movement in running order, case in average condition with some dents.
RESTORATION	March 1993 - Cleaned case, set watch to running.
HISTORICAL DATA	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. "The Official Guide to Watches", 1990, page 79, brief history of company. 2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.
NOTES	N/A