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The Case Components Book is extremely scarce to find in paper print. If that fails, identify and date the movement to narrow your search and try again to identify the case. Second, attempt to identify the model by matching the case to known examples (or to identification resources).
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By using the 4 digit case back number, its possible to identify the hands, crown, gasket and crystal required for your model (this book of couse doesn't provide model names). Identification of a watch is a process, typically done as follows: First, establish that the watch is, in fact an Elgin. Some of the most popular antique watch brands are Ebel, Elgin, Longines. Model names were not stamped on the watches and our only clues. Antique pocket watch identification involves knowing the type of watch you have. In 1962 Elgin simplified the identification process by introducing the "Case Components Book". Model numbers were typically stamped inside the case back, as you can see in the picture at left. Some of the case makers had already used 4-5 digit numbers that look the same and can cause confusion, Elgin also re-used the 4 digit case numbers later on just keep you on your toes. So you have an Elgin or you've seen and Elgin and would really love to know its name or model number ? let the good times roll.Įlgin didn't start casing watches at the factory until 1925, up till then, they sold movements uncased to jewelers (known as jobbers) to case up into any case designed to fit the movement, so there really isn't a true Elgin wristwatch before then.Īfter 1925, You will find factory models with the case back being stamped "CASED AND TIMED BY THE ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO" but there are exceptions to this as well, this continued until about 1969ish.īefore 1952/54ish, very few models were issued a name, most had a style number and while Elgin had up to 300 models on sale a year, most of these were the same core model with options (some models were avaliable in filled, yellow gold, white gold, green gold, plain bezel, engraved bezel as an example) in the later years Elgin would still designate different styel numbers for different strap combos but this was a little more sane in the practice with them sharing the model number.Īround 1953, Elgin started using a 4 digit case number, this was stamped on the inside of the case back as shown here