1895 ELGIN BW RAYMOND SIZE 18s POCKET WATCH GOLD FILLED RAILROAD GRADE RUNNING

Description: 1895 ELGIN BW RAYMOND SIZE 18s POCKET WATCH GOLD FILLED RAILROAD GRADE RUNNING Click images to enlarge Description 1895 ELGIN BW RAYMOND SIZE 18s POCKET WATCH GOLD FILLED RAILROAD GRADE RUNNING These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! This watch will last for years to come! 129 YEARS OLD Elgin Open Face SCREW back and Bezel CASE (SEE PHOTOS), OPEN FACE Movement, Grade 116 BW RAYMOND White single sunk porcelain dial in a VERY GOOD MANAGEABLE condition WITH A ONE TIGHT HAIRLINE CRACK HARDLY VISIBLE (SEE PHOTOS). With 24-hour CANADIAN DIAL BLACK ROMAN numerals FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS AND ARABIC FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS, Dial is Hallmarked ELGIN. The second position of the dial is SUNKEN, DIAL HAS ROMAN NUMERALS AND A FW TIGHT HAIRLINES CRACK CLEAR CRYSTAL with SOME scratches, (SEE PHOTOS) Pocket watch is a size 18s, 15 JEWELS PENDANT WIND AND SET, Serial number for the movement is 12947870, RUNNING AND KEEPING GOOD TIME Movement is Hallmarked: E 5719299 BW RAYMOND 15 JEWELS SAFETY PINION, ELGIN ILL. The LARGE Gold Filled Case has some wear from age and use, a few scratches, SOME BRASSING ON THE BACK COVER (SEE PHOTOS) All covers open and close properly, Case is Hallmarked GUARANTEED, PHILADELPHIA CASE CO., TWENTY YEARS, It is good as a timekeeper and "SHOW" item of what the Gents would carry in the MID TO LATE 1890’S. These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! This watch will last for years to come! Elgin National Watch Co. Grade: 116 B.W. Raymond Manufacturer: Elgin Manufacturer Location: Elgin, Illinois Movement Serial Number: 5719299 Grade: 116 Variation: B.W. Raymond Model: 5 Class: 7 Estimated Production Year: 1895 Run Quantity: 1,000 Grade/Model Run: 18 of 26 Grade/Model Total Production: 28,000 Variant Est. Production: 19,000 (18S-M5-15J) Size: 18s Jewels: 15j Movement Configuration: Openface Movement Finish: Nickel Movement Setting: Pendant Plate: Full Plate Barrel: Going Train: Quick Regulator: Moseley Standard Dial Type: Double-Sunk Adjusted: Yes Adjusted to Temperature: No Railroad Grade: Yes U.S. Patents: 77078, 347272, 345619 Watch is sold as is and we do not offer any guarantees. This is your chance to add a nice collectible watch and a piece of American History to your collection. U.S. Buyer pays calculated shipping and handling. Shipping by USPS, Insurance is included in our shipping and Handling, international shipping ONLY USING ebay GLOBAL SHIPPING. Good Luck and Thanks!!! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Import duties, taxes, and charges (typically collected upon delivery or pickup) are the buyer’s responsibility and are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Please check with your country’s customs office prior to bidding/buying to determine what this additional cost will be. I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this watch. In most cases you are the expert also, so please judge these pictures for yourself. If I have erred in the description at all, it was purely unintentional, Vintage watches are completely mechanical and their time keeping accuracy can be affected by many things including, position changes, temperature, internal cleanliness, lubrication, magnetism, and maintenance, As a general rule most are satisfied if the watch is accurate within a few minutes per day, we do not warranty or guarantee their time keeping accuracy ==== PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES We are NOT watch experts by any means, so please ask questions, or kindly let us know if we've left anything out of importance. THANK YOU! ==== Brief History: Elgin Watch Company Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates 1864 - 1964 The Elgin Watch Company (also known as the Elgin National Watch Company) was the largest US watch company in terms of production. In fact, Elgin produced approximately one-half of the total number of higher-quality pocket watches manufactured in the United States. Total production over their 100 years of operation reached 60 million watches! The company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois as the National Watch Company, and some of the organizers were J. C. Adams, P. S. Bartlett, D. G. Currier, Otis Hoyt, and Charles H. Mason, with financial backing from former Chicago Mayor Benjamin W. Raymond. The factory for the National watch company was completed in 1866, and the first movement produced was an 18-size B. W. Raymond which sold in April of 1867 for the astounding price of $115. This identical watch, serial number 101, was sold at auction in New York in 1988 for $12,000. In 1874, the company officially changed their name to the Elgin National Watch Company, and that name remained until they stopped producing watches in the early '60's. Elgin was not known for making the highest quality watches, though some of their higher grades were exquisitely made timepieces. Together with Waltham Watch Company, they dominated the huge market for mid-grade watches. Elgin watches remain extremely popular with collectors today because they are plentiful, can be obtained at reasonable prices, and can be relatively easily repaired due to the large number of watches and parts available. Elgin shipped their first wristwatch in 1910, and later manufactured the first wrist watch to be qualified for railroad service, the grade 730A B. W. Raymond. Throughout their history, the Elgin National Watch Company was known for Horological innovations. In 1958, they introduced the "Dura Balance," an ingenious design for a free-sprung balance (no regulator pins) which used spiral balance arms and small weights to govern the moment of inertia of the balance. They also produced the only American-made automatic wristwatch movements: grades 607, 618, 760, and 761. These movements featured bi-directional, full-rotor winding, and had two automatic winding gear ratios, which were automatically engaged as the mainspring tension increased. The contributions of the Elgin National Watch Company to American Horological industry cannot be overstated. Many Elgin watches that were made over 100 years ago are still providing reliable and accurate daily service to their proud owners. Approximate Serial Numbers and Dates Year S/N Year S/N Year S/N 1867 9000 1897 7,000,000 1927 30,050,000 1868 25,001 1898 7,494,001 1928 31,599,100 1869 40,001 1899 8,000,000 1929 32,000,000 1870 50,001 1900 9,000,000 1930 32,599,001 1871 185,001 1901 9,300,000 1931 33,000,000 1872 201,001 1902 9,600,000 1932 33,700,000 1873 325,001 1903 10,000,000 1933 34,558,001 1874 400,001 1904 11,000,000 1934 35,000,000 1875 430,000 1905 12,000,000 1935 35,650,000 1876 480,000 1906 12,500,000 1936 36,200,000 1877 520,000 1907 13,000,000 1937 36,978,001 1878 570,000 1908 13,500,000 1938 37,900,000 1879 625,001 1909 14,000,000 1939 38,200,000 1880 750,000 1910 15,000,000 1940 39,100,000 1881 900,000 1911 16,000,000 1941 40,200,000 1882 1,000,000 1912 17,000,000 1942 41,100,000 1883 1,250,000 1913 17,339,001 1943 42,200,000 1884 1,500,000 1914 18,000,000 1944 42,600,000 1885 1,855,001 1915 18,587,001 1945 43,200,000 1886 2,000,000 1916 19,000,000 1946 44,000,000 1887 2,500,000 1917 20,031,001 1947 45,000,000 1888 3,000,000 1918 21,000,000 1948 46,000,000 1889 3,500,000 1919 22,000,000 1949 47,000,000 1890 4,000,000 1920 23,000,000 1950 48,000,000 1891 4,449,001 1921 24,321,001 1951 50,000,000 1892 4,600,000 1922 25,100,000 1952 52,000,000 1893 5,000,000 1923 26,050,000 1953 53,500,000 1894 5,500,000 1924 27,000,000 1954 54,000,000 1895 6,000,000 1925 28,421,001 1955 54,500,000 1896 6,500,000 1926 29,100,000 1956 55,000,000 Payment We accept Payment by Ebay, electronic full Payment must be received within 4 days from end of auction, If not received the eBay unpaid item assistant will open a case automatically 4 days after the listing ends, and the non paying buyer will be reported to eBay, for a non-payment strike. 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Price: 295 USD

Location: West New York, New Jersey

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