Description

Folks we are pleased to offer for your consideration this pristine Elgin Railroad Grade Pocket Watch circa 1928. This Railroad Grade 478 Model BW Raymond is Lever Set and Stem Wound and is a size 16 and measuring 2 inches in diameter the most popular of sizes. This fine Elgin is housed in the desired Keystone 10K Gold Fill Mainliner Case and highlighted with the popular train engraved case back. This fine Elgin Railroad Pocket Watch has the highly desired configuration with the extra fine Boxcar Dial, 21 Jewel Grade 478 Movement, beautifully blued steel Railroad Spade/Whip Hands all housed in this train engraved Mainliner Case. I so hope the pictures and magnification helps tell the story of this truly fine Elgin Railroad Grade Pocket Watch, if I can be of additional help let me know.

This Elgin Railroad Dial is in excellent condition bright white and stunning. The Elgin “Boxcar” Railroad Dial has the classic bold and functional Arabic font numerals. This Elgin Dial is referred to as single sunk dial with the Elgin logo and the in the center of the dial with a black circle painted around the center circumference. Then we have the bold Elgin Arabic numerals referred to as the “Boxcar” font around the outer circumference with a recessed sub register for the second hand. This fine dial is made using two copper plates soldered together and then baked with many layers of Silica to give the dial depth and this rich porcelain finish. This beautiful dial is highlighted with the original heat-treated blued steel Spade/Whip Railroad Hands in excellent condition. This all original Elgin Pocket Watch is in excellent condition and shows beautifully, sure to be appreciated for generations to come.

This fine Elgin 487 Movement Grade BW Raymond has the wide Shadow Line damasking and is in excellent condition. This fine Elgin Grade 478 Movement has 21 large fine Ruby Jewels and is Lever Set and Stem Wound. Then we have the, double roller, safety pinion, high-grade micro regulator and gold balance weights with flush jewel settings with a gold center wheel and train. This Elgin 478 Pocket Watch is also adjusted to 5 positions and heat and cold. This fine Elgin is movement is designed for extreme accuracy and was truly the scientific instrument of the day. This has just been serviced and will continue to be an excellent timekeeper as designed.

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.