Elgin Pocket Watch Years
How much does a 80 years Elgin pocket watch valued old?
Im just looking for rough estimate, its about 1930-1915 when it was done. It was just to give me my great uncle who was also given by his father. it does not work, but this isn't poor condition, it has some port. There is also a silver medal at the outside, if someone has a guess?
How value is highly dependent primarily on the quality of movement, and to a lesser extent the material is made of the case. In addition, the size of watch is quite large, and condition is very important. Elgin began making watches in 1864, and its U.S. plant closed in 1964. Currently, they have produced in the neighborhood of 55 million watches. Most of these were low grade enough, but excellent movements Elgin High. The base of the plant over 7-15 jewel, 18, 16 or 12 size movement in unadjusted silveroid plain (silver) or the case of base metal is worth $ 50 or maybe $ 75 (in a good day) if it is running. Broken, it is a stretch to get $ 30 for one. On the other side of the coin However, a size 16 – BW Raymond with a wind-up rear indicator is worth two thousand pounds. 15-17 adjusted Jewel Movement At 16 or 18 size solid middle grade movement which is also quite common, is sold maybe $ 100-150 in a gold filled case Nice. Most BW Raymonds, who are all railway approved allow anywhere from $ 200-500, again depending on the specifics. If you view the serial number on the movement here, I can tell you much more about this degree, the movement is, and give a better estimate of the ball park for the value. Another thing that if material does have some impact. Most of the "Color money "watch cases are silver nickel, which is an alloy of nickel and copper for the most part without real money. This material is ideal for watching cases, as it is almost indestructible and looks good when polished. Each business unit of the watch had a name for this alloy. "Silveroid" Silverine "Silveride" and "Oresilver" are all names that I saw. There are other clusters, too. From the 1850s until approximately 1900 silver coin has been a popular choice for business. If silver coins will also be marked, often with the word "Part" inside back cover. Gold filled cases are also quite common. White gold filled cases have been popular in the '20s and '30. Gold filled means that a thin layer of gold (about the thickness of a sheet of paper) is linked to a sheet of brass. Stainless steel has been popular in the 1930s on, it is almost indestructible, like silver nickel, but has the advantage that it does not tarnish. Many cheap cases from the 1920s have been the base metal, usually chrome plated brass. These cases are usually just the words "metal" inside the back cover. Finally, there are cases of solid gold. Solid white gold is rare, but it exists. In general the case of base metals are valued at least, followed by silver nickel, and then filled with gold and silver coin and finally gold. A If coin will add a small premium to the value of the watch. Gold adds a huge premium, in most cases, the case itself is better than standby.
Lord Elgin and the Parthenon Marbles
