This is a lovely little watch with a beautiful case which is in extraordinary condition for its age. Front of an elgin pocket watch from 1911 in a hunterstyle closed case with the stem located at the 3. Antiques atlas 1920s antique half hunter pocket watches. Elgin s manufacturing headquarters in elgin, illinois, represented the largest watchmaking operation in the world for the 98 years it was in operation 18661964 in honor of chicagos mayor, the first pocket watch they created in 1867 was named the b. A ladies half hunter pocket watch, 14ct gold case with blue enamel external numerals and crown wind, 19th century, dial marked for caris bros. Get the best deals on elgin dressformal pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Our half hunter skeletal pocket watches feature an intricate mechanical movement, visible through a central aperture on the face, and through the window on.
Solid 14k yellow gold half double hunter case pocket watch 62 grams this watch was made by elgin, and has a solid 14k half double hunter case. Click below to be notified when new items are posted at lower prices. Get the best deal for solid gold antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Signed keyless wind movement with club tooth level escapement. Gold tone impex pocket watch w hunter case swiss movement 17 jewels man fishing on outside of hunter case comes with chain. Elgin antique pocket watches with 15 jewels 6 pocket watch. Quartz hunter pocket pierced half hunter pocket watch with skeleton case working order. For a one of a kind and unique pocket watch style, check out the eagle pocket watch by shoppewatch. It has all the features of a double hunter pocket watch, which includes having a front and back hinged lid which fully opens, but the difference is that it has a window on the front lid of the pocket watch, which then enables you to view the dial of the.
White enamel dial with roman numeral hour markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Hunter style crystals tend to be quite thin and fragile, and vary from almost flat to slightly convex, but all must be low enough to allow the metal case lid to close. Get the best deals on elgin size 18 antique pocket watches with 21 jewels when you shop the largest online selection at. Splashproof diving standard 0 tissot pocket savonette watch t8624102900. A large, well engraved gold plated case with front and back showing birds amongst foliage. The watch itself measures 52mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. Elgin watch designs with a hunting case have a spring hinged cover over the watch dial. Home forums horological education watches american pocket watches elgin half hunter sno. The movement is signed with the elgin name and the serial number 25,128,838 dates it back to 1923. Pocket watch movements are occasionally engraved with the word adjusted, or adjusted to n positions.
Antique 1905 elgin half hunter pocket watch la87755. Elgin hunter pocket watch 11503602 14k white dial 47mm manual. Elgin 15 jewels antique pocket watches for sale ebay. The elgin national watch company, commonly known as elgin watch company, was a major. Pocket watches come in all different sizes, but the most common will be 18s, 16s and 12s for men, or 0s, 6s and 8s for ladies pocket watches. Arnex sweep second 17j mens running pocket watch with date. Silver 18 size post fusee lwc openface pocket watch 1898. Masonic elgin full hunter gold plated pocket watch and chain. Half huntercustoms services and international tracking provided. The gold filled case was made by the illinois watch case co, elgin u. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.
Lot gold filled antique pocket watch cases for fixing scrap gold 94 grams antique c. Antiques atlas antique half hunter pocket watches, page 2. Get the best deal for half hunter antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Elgin class 92, 212 grade half hunter pocket watch, made in 1903. The bronze metal cover displays a detailed eagle, and a part of the watch is visible behind each wing. Hunter style or geneva crystal if the watch has a hunter case with a metal cover over the dial and crystal then the watch uses a hunter style or genevastyle crystal. Double half hunter pocket watch the double half hunter pocket watch is a combination of the double hunter and the half hunter pocket watches. A hunter case pocket watch with a springring chain is pictured at the top of this page. A well engraved mechanism with lever escapement and finely graduated adjustment. Elgin pocket watch sale old vintage, antique elgin. Elgin small pocket watch demi hunter gold filled case 36 mm. The dial is in nice condition with gold hands including the special half hunter hour hand and a blued steel sub seconds hand, a sunken subsidiary seconds dial and an outer minute track. This was a significant issue when, before about the mid 19th century, watches had a hugely domed bulls eye. Elgin half hunter antique pocket watches for sale ebay.
Vintage watch company reveals list of stolen items watchpro. Benson yellow gold filled half hunter pocket watch, circa 1900s. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Hunters half hunters pocketwatchesuk pocket watches. Pocketwatch 101 pocket watch crystals, types and styles. Many were railroad watches or standard watches, as they were often called in the railroad industry, designed to meet railway standards. The half hunter was a natural evolution on the full hunter case. Make offer elgin 6 size half hunter hand engraved 15 jewel 1896 pocket watch runs lw119 1891 elgin 18s 11j lever set sterling silver pocket watch runs. The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the stem.
The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside both covers for london 1918. This how to show how to remove the movement from a pocket watch. The hunter is so named because with a lid covering the glass it was more suitable to wear when riding a horse to hounds hence it is known as a hunter than an open faced watch as there was always the chance of being thrown against the pommel of the saddle and crushing the watch. All about pocket watch sizes keepthetime watch blog. Elgin size 18 antique pocket watches with 21 jewels for. Antique waltham half hunter pocket watch, 1899 la197189. The enterprise was very successful and elgin went on producing watches until 1950. Get the best deals on elgin half hunter antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. With movement out you can then progress to many repair avenues.
Antique sterling silver j w benson half demi hunter pocket watch the bank. This is the first half double hunter case made of solid 14k yellow gold that this auction house has seen in over 7 years, making. With over 30 years of industry experience, pocket watches is the first port of call for all of your timepiece needs. Early on, railroad pocket watches were allowed to be 18s or 16s, but eventually were required to be 16s. An 18ct yellow gold cased half hunter pocket watch by elgin, the outer case with blue roman enamel dial, over a white enamel roman dial with subsidiary seconds aperture, fitted a crown wound movement no. The watch has a stemwinding movement which is working nicely. Antiques atlas waltham traveler half hunter pocket watch.
Elgin pocket watch vintageantique watch is running 10k white gold filled. Vintage elgin running fancy gold filled hunters case. Antique 1918 silver elgin half hunter pocket watch. Waltham yellow gold filled hunters case pocket watch from. The watch has a stemwinding movement which is working well. An enamel dial with blued steel hands and subsidiary seconds signed elgin. The watch has a stem winding movement, grade 293, which is working well. Waltham yellow gold filled hunters case pocket watch from 1910. Seven jewelled movement in a 14 carat gilded keystone half hunter case with blue enamelled clock face on lid. Please not our shop and antiques centre is closed due to the circumstances we will keep you advised. Full hunter cases provide the most comprehensive protection in a pocket watch.
Seven jewels and the serial number 19551741 dates it back to 1917. As elgin produced pocket watches for over half a century, there are a variety of styles to choose from based on the decade that the watch was made and its original purpose. The watch seems to be overwound, and is not working, but is an easy fix for the avid collector. Pocket watches usas biggest pocket watch specialist. If the watch has a hunter case with a metal cover over the dial and crystal then the watch uses a hunter style or genevastyle crystal.
An unsigned continental gold half hunter pocket watch, 3 days. Antique and vintage pocket watches antique half hunter pocket watches contact seller the vintage wrist watch company tel 086 750238 please quote antiques atlas. How to take out pocket watch movement from its case. An intermediate type, known as the demi hunter or half hunter, is a case style in which the outer lid has a glass panel or hole in the centre giving a view of the hands.
Demihunter this type of cover leaves a small window on the closure of the pocket watch that lets you see some of the movement of the. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. Also called a demi hunter case, this style of antique pocket watch has a glass, crystal, or hollow window in the case that lets you see the time. Antiques atlas antique half hunter pocket watches, page 7. In that time they made over 50 million watches more than any other american watch company. Many of the elgin movements are of interest primarily to pocket watch collectors, again for their rarity more than their finesse. The movement is signed elgin natl watch co usa and it has the serial number 11640621 which dates it back to 1905. Rather than having to open the case in order to see the time, a half hunter case features a cutout in the case that gives you a small window to view the watch hands in order check the time. Pocket watches us the worlds largest pocket watch specialist nothing adds a suave edge to a look quite like pocket watches. Elgin 6 size half hunter hand engraved 15 jewel 1896 pocket watch runs lw119.
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