ELGIN 1900 American Pocket Watch Converted to Luxury Marriage Wristwatch

Description: Great rarity in the collection! Manual custom manufacturing for demanding clients! Original, antique, American watch movement of the ELGIN brand! Transparent case back! I offer large, XL, unique, antique, luxury pocket / wrist watch by ELGIN 1900 with case diameter of 43 mm. American watch production. Custom handmade production. The original, quality and reliable, antique (more than 120 years old), American watch movement ELGIN, originally from pocket watch, was restored by a watchmaker master and set into a new, stainless steel wristwatch case. The case has mineral glass and is transparent on both sides, so the owner can look at the precise watch movement. The dial was made new from the brass in high quality and retro style. Beautiful hands are original - antique. This unique watch was made to order in the year of 2024 only in one piece. It can be considered as new and not worn. This is an original, singular time piece that no one else has and you only will have it. This watch have the inimitable charm of bygone times which no modern watches have. Fully functional and keeps the accurate time. The height of the solid case is 9 mm and its length from the strap to the strap is 67 mm. Power reserve is about 30 hours. I also add a new, quality, 20 mm of width, watch strap and new, wooden, lacquered watch box for free. I give a 3-week money back guarantee if you will be not happy. The price is very friendly, so do not hesitate to buy it. Shipping is free. ELGIN COMPANY HISTORY: The company was first incorporated in August 1864 as the National Watch Company, in Chicago, Illinois. The founders of the original company were Philo Carpenter, Howard Z. Culver, then-Chicago mayor, Benjamin W. Raymond, George M. Wheeler, Thomas S. Dickerson, Edward H. and Williams and W. Robbins. In September of the same year the founders visited the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Masschusetts, and successfully convinced seven of Waltham's makers to come to work for their new company. The Company’s Beginnings The growing young city of Elgin Illinois, some 30 miles to the northwest of Chicago, was chosen as the factory site. Initially, as part of the deal, the city was asked to donate 35 acres (142,000 m²) of land for construction of the factory. A derelict farm was selected for this, however the owners refused to sell the property unless the city purchased their entire 71 acres for $3,550. Four Elgin businessmen agreed to purchase the property and then donated the required 35 acres to the new watch company. The company was re-organized in April 1865 and the factory was completed in 1866. The first movement, delivered in 1867, was named the B.W. Raymond in honor of Benjamin W. Raymond. The watch was an 18 size, full plate design. In 1869, the National Watch Company won "Best Watches, Illinois Manufacture" at the 17th Annual Illinois States Fair, for which it won a silver medal. The company officially changed its name to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, as the Elgin name had come into common usage for their watches. The company built the Elgin National Watch Company Observarory in 1910 to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. The company produced many of the self-winding wristwatch movements made in the United States beginning with the 607 and 618 calibers (which were bumper wind) and the calibers 760 and 761 (30 and 27jewels respectively). DuringWorld War II all civilian manufacturing was halted and the company moved into the defense industry, manufacturing military watches, chronometers, fuzes for artillery shells, altimeters and other aircraft instruments and sapphire bearings used for aiming cannons. Over time a number of additional plants were operated, mostly in Elgin. However, additional plants were located in Aurora, Illinois and Lincoln, Nebraska. The original, obsolete factory in Elgin closed in 1964, after having produced half of the total number of pocket watches manufactured in the United States (dollar-type) not included). In 1964 the company relocated most manufacturing operations to a brand new plant in Blaney, South Carolina, a town near Columbia, South Carolina which renamed itself Elgin South Carolina. A leased building in Elgin that housed offices as well as casing, fitting, shipping, service, and trade material departments was maintained until about 1970. All US manufacturing was discontinued in 1968, and the rights to the name "Elgin" were sold and subsequently resold multiple times over the years. The rights eventually were purchased by MZ Berger Inc., which company manufactures its watches in China and distributes them outside traditional watch dealerships. Elgin-branded watches produced after 1968 have no connection to the Elgin Watch Company. REFERENCE: www.pocketwatchrepair.com/histories/elgin.html SHIPPING: Worldwide, free. Except exclude list. We ship withim three business day after receiving of cleared payment.I do my best to keep my dear customers of any additional costs associated with the delivery and receipt of orders. PAYMENT: Buyer must notify me within 24 hrs of auction close as to how and when he or she intends to pay. Winning bidders must fully pay within 7 days of the auction. After 7 days the piece will be relisted and appropriate action taken against the non-paying bidder. I participate in the eBay Non-Paying Bidder program.Zero feedback and negative feedback bidders must first email me BEFORE bidding. All I need is a brief courtesy email telling me who you are and how you would intend to pay if you where successful. I reserve the right to cancel any bids on this auction. RETURNS: If you aren’t completely satisfied with your purchase, please return the merchandise within 30 days after receiving watch for exchange or refund.After receiving the returned item, I will make a full refund for your original payment. Recommendations for the owner of vintage watches:- All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches).- Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped - because repairs may be expensive.- Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture.- If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust.- If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc.- Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard.- When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement.- If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only (i.e. for minutes, NOT hours).- Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don't make sharp movements, and don't touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism.- Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches.- If the watch is dirty - allow the watch to run down, don't wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down.- To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth.- Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement.- Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed.- Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. I look forward to trading positive feedbacks! Dear Customers, we greatly ask you:Please bid after you have carefully read the entire description. If you are completely satisfied with the description I then encourage you to place your bid. This will ensure that you are entirely happy with your selection and purchase. When this happens, you and I will both be pleased. You will most assuredly enjoy your new watch and the attention and comments you will receive each time you wear your new watch!

Price: 750 USD

Location: Budyně nad Ohří

End Time: 2025-01-30T00:22:22.000Z

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