Description

We are pleased to offer for your consideration this pristine Elgin Railroad Grade Pocket Watch. This Elgin Pocket Watch is a high grade 21 Jewel Grade 571 circa 1952. This fine movement is housed in a beautiful and desired Elgin/Keystone 10K Yellow Gold Fill Railroad Case, Style 3055 and named the Streamline first introduced in the early 1930’s. This extra fine Railroad Grade 571 Elgin Pocket Watch is lever set and stem wound and is a size 16 and measures 2 inches in diameter the most popular of sizes. The Grade 571 is known for the Dura Power Mainspring and 8 adjustments for accuracy. This Elgin Dial has the dp design under the Elgin Logo a rare find, the dp is for Dura Power Mainspring, a new alloy stronger and more flexible for added accuracy and dependability a significant enhancement. This fine Elgin Railroad Pocket Watch has the highly desired configuration with the pristine Boxcar Dial, 571 Movement, pristine beautifully blued steel Railroad Spade/Whip Hands all housed in this pristine Streamliner Case. I so hope the many pictures and extreme magnification helps tell the story of this truly fine Elgin Pocket Railroad Grade Pocket Watch.

This Elgin Railroad Dial is in pristine condition bright white and without flaws. The Elgin “Boxcar” Railroad Dial has the bold and functional Arabic font. This Elgin Dial is referred to as single sunk dial with the Elgin logo and the Dura Power dp Logo in the center of the dial with a black circle painted around the center circumference. Then we have the Elgin Arabic numerals around the outer circumference with a recessed sub register for the second hand. This dial is made using two copper plates, and then many layers of Silica are baked on top to give the dial the depth and this deep rich glass porcelain finish. This beautiful dial is highlighted with the original heat-treated blued steel Spade/Whip Railroad Hands again in pristine condition. This Elgin Pocket Watch is in just excellent condition and shows beautifully and is sure to be appreciated for generation to come.

This fine Elgin 571 Movement has the wide Shadow Line damasking and is again in excellent condition without reckless jewelers tool marks or corrosion. This fine Elgin Grade 571 Movement has 21 fine Ruby Jewels and is lever set and stem wound. This fine movement is also adjusted to heat and cold and is adjusted to 8 positions. Then we have a double roller, safety pinion, high-grade micro regulator and gold balance weights, flush jewel settings with a gold center wheel and train. This Elgin 571 Pocket Watch was designed for extreme accuracy; this has just been serviced and will continue to be an excellent timekeeper. This fine Elgin Pocket Watch is ready for daily wear or as an excellent addition to any collection.

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 1 full year from the date of purchase.