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It isn't "undocumented" its just not all that obvious. You can find it listed by clicking on " Search Options " several lines below the " Serial Number off the movement: " field. Its shown on the " Elgin Database Search Options " page that opens up, down at the bottom of a whole series of options. Now that people know that all these options ...
The Elgin National Watch Co. was the largest American watch company in terms of jeweled movements produced, over 50,000,000 in its approximately 100 years of building watches from 1866 to the 1960s. Following its 1864 start, in which J.C. Adams had a hand, the National Watch Company reorganized, effective Feburary 15, 1865.
i put a serial number in from an Elgin wrist watch movement i have, and it returned information that seems to match, but i don't know enough about wrist watches to know if it is real. for instance, the serial number i put in comes back as for an 18s watch made around 1895.
The serial number should start with a letter "T". Type A-11. Spec no. 94-27834. (military specification number - there a 94-27834 then there are also 94-27834-A/B/C although never seen an A) Serial No. AF43-35125. (AF43 is year the watch was issued - numbers are the case number and will have a watching tag with a red stamped serial on back as ...
Jun 13, 2013. #2. The 'I' series of serial numbers were the last ones used on the grade No. 571 movements, being used on on movements built from about 1954 to the end of watch production at Elgin. The highest 'I' series of serial numbers, starting at I366001 was an open-ended run, going up to I388000. That is, these movements weren't built in a ...
James W. Gibbs Literary Award. NAWCC Star Fellow. NAWCC Member. Apr 2, 2013. #1. Wayne Schlitt's Elgin Serial Number site appears to be back on-line. The address is: elginwatches.org. Ed Ueberall. Antique and Vintage Watch Restoration w ww.antiquewatchmaker.com.
) Elgin used this method inconsistently for movements with serial numbers from 1 to 10 million, but also some higher numbers (I have seen codes in the 15-millions). I have started to compile a chart of Elgin’s codes. It can help matching up loose plates to the proper movement. An example might be 3,214,xxx.
The Elgin serial numbers start with movement number 101 The first watch that The National Watch Company(AKA Elgin) made in 1867 was named the B. W. Raymond it was a 15j 18 size Key Wind (quick train) This is B. W. Raymond himself.
Elgin Pocket Watch: Serial Number 5858218 (Grade 10) Info and specs for watch movement serial number #5858218 manufactured by Elgin. pocketwatchdatabase.com. Rob. I am here to help. Please contact me with any questions you may have.
The Ball 'B' prefix series of numbers starts in 1896, several years later for 16-size watches with Waltham-Ball watches which run to about 1922. The 'B' prefix serial numbers are truncated Waltham serial numbers (the "millions" digits are chopped off) and do not appear to be in an ascending sequence until about 1903 with serial number B202001.