"Elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end. The first watch Elgin made, an 18 sized B W Raymond railroad grade watch, was finished in 1867 and over the next 100 years, they went on to produce about 60 million watches. Elgin produced their first wristwatch around 1910, leading most other American watch companies by many years."
1960's ELGIN DuraPower U.S.A Made Wristwatch
Another nice and cool American timepiece, this is a vintage Elgin DuraPower wristwatch, reference 4254 and dated from the late 1950s or early 1960s.
It is a manual wind watch powered by an original Elgin movement caliber grade 752, 19 jewels, 18,000 A/h, 40 hours power reserve, made in U.S.A.
Manual wind watch powered by an original Elgin movement caliber grade 752, 19 jewels, 18,000 A/h, 40 hours power reserve, made in U.S.A.
Still the original champagne dial gold hour marks and gold matching hands. The dial is signed with the Elgin name, the DuraPower logo and 19 Jewels.
Cased in a 29.6mm round case with fancy lug design, base metal bezel and stainless-steel back. It comes with a new-old-stock black Genuine Lizard two-piece strap.
This watch is a perfect collector's item, it is in good condition. Runs very well and keeps great time!
Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.
Movement: ELGIN 19 Jewels Cal. 752 U.S.A.
Case Markings: Cased and Timed By ELGIN National Watch Co. Watch Star Case Company 4255 T700541
Base Metal Bezel Stainless Steel Back
Measurements (mm): Case a 29.6 Case w/Crown 31 Case Lug to Lug 36.7 Case Thickness 9 Lug Width 16 Band Width 16
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust lighting when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.
The condition is pre-owned. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended. Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
It will be carefully packed.
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