Information, serial numbers, specs, and values of American antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as Elgin, Illinois, Waltham, and Hamilton.

Just enter the serial number and click search. There you can learn the class, model and grade of a movement, as well as it's production history, size, jeweling and other specifications. Look up the …

This lookup tool will decode the Elgin MOVEMENT serial number to an approximate date of manufacture for a vintage Elgin watch or pocket watch. You need to open the watch and get the serial number off …

In 1962 Elgin simplified the identification process by introducing the "Case Components Book". By using the 4 digit case back number, its possible to identify the hands, crown, gasket and crystal required …

This is possible because Elgin watch movements were numbered sequentially. We know the sequence numbers with confidence up to the end of 1955; these numbers are presented below.

Oftentimes, a block of serial numbers would be assigned and the movement plates blanked out; then the plates would be stored in the warehouse and finished as demand required. So, it is possible that a …

Serial# Year Serial# Year Serial# Year Serial# Year 101 1867 4,000,000 1890 17,500,000 1913 36,000,000 1936 30,000 1868 4,440,000 1891 18,000,000 1914 37,000,000 1937 70,000 1869 …

A guide to Elgin watch manufacturing dates based upon the watch movement serial number.

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You can identify your antique Elgin Pocket Watch with the Serial Number etched on the movement. Please note this digit isn’t the same as your case’s serial number, as those are almost irrelevant.