Description

Folks we have fine offering for your consideration in this all original antique Elgin Pocket Watch Grade 302 circa 1905. The Elgin Grade 302 is a size 12 Hunter Case Pocket Watch and measures 1¾ inches in diameter. The Hunter Case Pocket Watches are getting harder to find, the gold or gold fill cases are soft enough where not many have survived the last 100 plus years. This fine Elgin Gentlemen’s Dress Pocket Watch of the day is in excellent condition; the case is beautifully engraved without personal engraving. This fine Rose Gold Fill case is without dings or dents and functions as designed. This Gentlemen’s Dress Pocket Watch of the day was a symbol of prestige and status and manufactured to the highest of standards. We have an excellent example with this most desired configuration with the early Grade 302 Movement, 10K Crescent Case Company Gold Fill Case faced with the flawless porcelain dial with classic Roman Numerals and highlighted with beautifully blued steel hands. This fine Elgin Hunter Case Pocket Watch is beautifully engraved and an excellent timekeeper. I hope the pictures help complete the description of this fine Elgin Pocket Watch.

This antique Elgin is faced with a pristine porcelain dial. This fine dial is referred as a single sunk dial; made using two Copper plates soldered together and then baked with many layers of Silica giving the dial the deep rich porcelain finish. This dial has the classic Roman numerals, popular through the turn of the century. Then around the outer circumference we have every five-minute marker highlighted in red with a sunken sub-chapter for the second hand. A beautiful dial highlight with beautifully blued steel spade/whip style hands. This classic Elgin Hunter Case Pocket Watch shows beautifully and is sure to be appreciated for generations to come.

The pristine Elgin Grade 302 Movement is stem wound and stem set circa 1905. This fine 111-year-old movement is in pristine condition without reckless jewelers tool marks or corrosion. The nickel silver plates have the antique damasking with 15 fine Ruby Jewels. Then we have the Micrometer Regulator, Gold Balance Weights and raised Gold Jewel Cup Settings with a Gold Center Wheel. This Gentlemen’s Dress Pocket Watch of the day was designed to be both accurate and beautiful and we have an excellent example in this Elgin Pocket Watch circa 1905.

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

All Antique and Vintage Pocket Watches are cleaned, oiled and adjusted for accuracy. This pocket watch is fully warrantied for one full year from the date of purchase.