Description

Folks we are pleased to offer for your consideration this extra fine Elgin Railroad Grade Pocket Watch circa 1954. This Elgin Railroad Grade 571 Pocket Watch is lever set and stem wound and is a size 16 and measures 2 inches in diameter the most popular of sizes. This fine Elgin is faced with this Montgomery Dial with the desired B. W. Raymond in signed script. The Montgomery Dial also has the dp design under the Elgin Logo, the dp is for the Dura Power Mainspring, a newly developed alloy, stronger and more flexible for added accuracy and dependability. The Elgin B.W. Raymond movement is housed in this desired Elgin/Star Case Co. 10K Yellow Gold Fill Streamliner Case. This fine Elgin Railroad Pocket Watch has the highly desired configuration with this pristine Montgomery Railroad Dial with the B.W. Raymond script, Grade 571 Movement, beautifully blued steel Railroad Spade/Whip Hands all housed in this fine Streamliner Case. This fine Elgin Pocket Watch shows only minor honest wear, with no abuse. I so hope the pictures and magnification helps tell the story of this truly fine Elgin Railroad Grade Pocket Watch.

This pristine Elgin Railroad Dial is referred to as a Montgomery Dial, the height of functionality. The desired Montgomery Railroad Dial has each minute marker in Arabic numerals around the outer circumference with every 5-minute marker highlighted in red. Then we have we have the sub chapter with this unique and original second hand. Truly the classic Elgin Railroad Dial with name B.W. Raymond in signed script, the same script that is on the movement. Then we have the dp design for the Dura Power Mainspring. This beautiful dial is highlighted with the original heat-treated blued steel Spade/Whip Railroad Hands. This all-original Elgin Pocket Watch is in excellent condition with only minor wear to the case. The fine Elgin Pocket Watch shows beautifully and is sure to be appreciated for generations to come.

This fine Elgin 571 Lever Set Movement has the wide Shadow Line damasking and is in excellent condition without reckless jewelers tool marks or corrosion. This fine Elgin Grade 571 Movement has 21 Ruby Jewels, Dura Power Mainspring, double roller, safety pinion, high-grade micro regulator, flush jewel setting, gold center wheel with gold balance weights. This Elgin Grade 571 Movement also is adjusted to 9 positions and heat and cold, all designed for extreme accuracy and dependability. This has just been serviced and will continue to be an excellent timekeeper.

This is another excellent example of the late 19th and early 20th Century ingenuity that made the American Pocket Watch a worldwide standard for accuracy and beauty in timekeeping.

All Antique and Vintage Pocket Watches are cleaned, oiled and adjusted for accuracy and warranted for one full year from the date of purchase.