Elgin Pocket Watch Value



Including Elgin Watch Serial Numbers and Production Dates

This LeCoultre pocket watch has it all: rarity, a moon phase, perpetual calendar, minute repeater and the case is made from solid 18K yellow gold. It weighs 120 grams and is in full working order. Our experts estimated this price to be between €7,000 - €9,100 and the seller was not disappointed! Elgin Pocket Watch Grade 546, 10k Gold Filled, 48g, Runs. 2 bids Ending 13 Dec at 21:31 EST 6d 20h. VINTAGE 1926 ELGIN POCKET WATCH OPEN FACE 15 JEWELS SIZE 12 NO RESERVE #8923-8. C $64.01 shipping. Ending 13 Dec at 21:12 EST 6d 20h.

Elgin, Illinois

1864 - 1967

The Elgin Watch Company (also known as the Elgin National Watch Company) was the largest American watch manufacturer in terms of total production volume. In fact, Elgin produced approximately one-half of the total number of better-quality pocket watches manufactured in the United States. Total production over their 100 years of operation reached nearly 60 million watches, which is nearly 50% of ALL the jeweled watches produced by American watch companies! This makes Elgin one of the most commonly collected vintage watches since there are still so many examples available at reasonable prices.

The clock tower at the Elgin National

Watch Company

The Elgin National Watch Company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois as the National Watch Company, and some of the organizers were later to become the some of the biggest names in the American watch industry: J. C. Adams, P. S. Bartlett, D. G. Currier, Otis Hoyt, and Charles H. Mason, with financial backing from former Chicago Mayor Benjamin W. Raymond. The factory for the National watch company was completed in 1866, and the first movement produced was an 18-size B. W. Raymond model which sold in April of 1867 for the astounding price of $115. This identical watch, serial number 101, was sold at auction in New York in 1988 for $12,000. In 1874, the company officially changed their name to the Elgin National Watch Company, and that name remained until they stopped producing watches in the 1960's.

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The 'Working Man's' Watch

Elgin Pocket Watch Value Today

The Elgin Watch Company's success was not built on its production of the highest-grade watches, though some of their higher grades were top-quality, exquisitely made timepieces. Their success can be attributed to their huge production of low to mid-grade watches.. 7 to 15-jewels. Together with the Waltham Watch Company, they dominated the huge market for mid-grade watches, producing over one-million per year during their peak years of production. Elgin watches remain extremely popular with collectors today because they are plentiful, can be obtained at reasonable prices, and can be relatively easily repaired due to the large number of watches and parts available.

Elgin shipped their first wristwatch in 1910, and later manufactured the first wrist watch to be qualified for railroad service, the grade 730A B. W. Raymond. Throughout their history, the Elgin National Watch Company was known for horological innovations. In 1958, they introduced the 'DuraBalance,' an ingenious design for a free-sprung balance (no regulator pins) which used spiral balance arms and small weights to govern the moment of inertia of the balance. They also produced the only American-made automatic wristwatch movements: grades 607, 618, 760, and 761. These movements featured bi-directional, full-rotor winding, and had two automatic winding gear ratios, which were automatically engaged as the mainspring tension increased.

The contributions of the Elgin National Watch Company to American Horological industry cannot be overstated. Many Elgin watches that were made over 100 years ago are still providing reliable and accurate daily service to their proud owners.

Swiss Elgin Watches

During the last few years that Elgin was in business (late 50's through mid-60's), they began to reduce their US production and began importing Swiss watch movements which were finished and labeled as Elgin watches. Much of this assembly work was done at a new Elgin plant in Elgin, South Carolina.

For more information on Swiss Elgin watches, including a listing of Swiss Elgin grades and their equivalent Swiss movement calibres, please view our Swiss Elgin page.

Elgin Watch Cases: Illinois Watch Case Company

The Illinois Watch Case Company of Elgin, Illinois should not be confused with the Elgin Watch Company. The Illinois Watch Case Company (I.W.C.Co) was a major manufacture in the city of Elgin, Illinois. It manufactured watch cases under many brands, such as 'Elgin Giant,' 'Elgin Pride,' 'Tivoli,' 'Spartan,' and 'Elgin Commander.' The use of the name 'Elgin' in their brand names, or marking the cases with 'Elgin USA' has often led people to believe that a watch was made by the Elgin National Watch Company when it was actually made by another manufacturer, or to think that a watch no longer has its original case because it is 'now in an Elgin case.' Keep in mind that watch movements and watch cases were usually made by different manufacturers. Elgin watches are entirely different than Illinois 'Elgin' cases.

Modern Battery-Powered 'Elgin' Watches

The Elgin National Watch Company went out of business in 1964. They never made any battery-powered, quartz watches. If you have a recently-purchased, modern Elgin watch, please see our Modern Elgin Watch page for more information.

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Elgin National Watch Company

Total Production: Approx. 55 Million Watches

YearS/N
18679000
186825,001
186940,001
187050,001
1871185,001
1872201,001
1873325,001
1874400,001
1875430,000
1876480,000
1877520,000
1878570,000
1879625,001
1880750,000
1881900,000
18821,000,000
18831,250,000
18841,500,000
18851,855,001
18862,000,000
18872,500,000
18883,000,000
18893,500,000
18904,000,000
18914,449,001
18924,600,000
18935,000,000
18945,500,000
18956,000,000
18966,500,000
YearS/N
18977,000,000
18987,494,001
18998,000,000
19009,000,000
19019,300,000
19029,600,000
190310,000,000
190411,000,000
190512,000,000
190612,500,000
190713,000,000
190813,500,000
190914,000,000
191015,000,000
191116,000,000
191217,000,000
191317,339,001
191418,000,000
191518,587,001
191619,000,000
191720,031,001
191821,000,000
191922,000,000
192023,000,000
192124,321,001
192225,100,000
192326,050,000
192427,000,000
192528,421,001
192629,100,000
PocketElgin Pocket Watch Value
YearS/N
192730,050,000
192831,599,100
192932,000,000
193032,599,001
193133,000,000
193233,700,000
193334,558,001
193435,000,000
193535,650,000
193636,200,000
193736,978,001
193837,900,000
193938,200,000
194039,100,000
194140,200,000
194241,100,000
194342,200,000
194442,600,000
194543,200,000
194644,000,000
194745,000,000
194846,000,000
194947,000,000
195048,000,000
195150,000,000
195252,000,000
195353,500,000
195454,000,000
195554,500,000
195655,000,000

Elgin Pocket Watch Value Silver

Be sure to use the serial number on the movement (the works) of the watch. Do not use the serial number from the watch case.

Can’t find your serial number in the table? Click here for an explanation and example of how to use our serial number tables.

Value Of Old Elgin Watches

Need help finding the serial number on your watch? Click here for instructions on how to identify and open most common case types.

In the 1930s, Elgin began using a single-letter prefix to replace the 'millions' digits on their serial numbers. So if your Elgin watch has a serial number starting with a letter, you must determine the millions digits from the table below in order to determine the full serial number.

Elgin pocket watch values
LetterMillions Digits
X38 or 39
C, E, T or Y42
L43
U44
J45
V46
H47
N48
F49
S50
R51
P52
K53
I54

Elgin Pocket Watch Value Guide

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