Thread: POCKET WATCHES

Originally Posted by tintin

Oh that's cool! here it is 12119764. I'd be interested in knowing more. Thanks

Okay TinTin here you go - What you have there is an Elgin Grade 340, Model 7, 17j, Size 16s, 3 finger bridge pocket watch. The estimated year that it was produced was 1906. That watch is kind of special because there were only 30,900 of those watches produced by Elgin. Typically, Elgin produced hundreds of thousands, even millions of watches back then. Back in 1906, It probably have been considered as medium to high class, depending on the type of material used to produce it. It would have been a Gentleman's pocket watch.

You have a really nice pocket watch. Be careful and take it to a professional for repair. I suspect that when the watch was dropped, it probably broke the balance staff. I don't know how much it would cost to be repaired, but do look for a professional Horologist. They can work on watches that old.

Very Nice watch!