Circa 1942 ELGIN SIZE 16s POCKET WATCH ART NOUVEAU DIAL OPEN FACE CASE RUNNING Click images to enlarge Description Circa 1942 ELGIN SIZE 16s POCKET WATCH ART NOUVEAU DIAL OPEN FACE CASE RUNNING WW2 ERA 82 YEARS OLD STILL TICKING. NEAR PERFECT ART NOUVEAU DIAL, SERVICED CLEANED AND OILED. 100% GUARANTEED AS DESCRIBED!!! These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice collectible watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! These watches will last for years to come. CIRCA 19420, ELGIN NATL WATCH CO, S/N 40289091, 7 JEWELS, NICKEL DAMASKEEN, PENDANT WIND, PENDANT SET, OPEN FACE MOVEMENT, OILED AND CLEANED, RUNNING AND KEEPING GOOD TIME, HALLMARKED: 40289091, ELGIN NATL WATCH CO., U.S.A., SEVEN JEWELS. CASE; OPEN FACE SCREW BACK AND BEZEL, HALLMARKED PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO., SILVERODE, 107948, WITH WEAR FROM USE AND AGE, (SEE CLOSE UP PHOTOS), SOME SCRATCHES, BACK OF CASE HAS SOME INITIAL MONOGRAMMED SEE PHOTOS CRYSTAL; CLEAR THICK BEVELED GLASS WITH SOME SCRATCHES FROM AGE AND USE DIAL: PAINTED ART NOUVEAU STYLE IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION, ARABIC NUMERALS HALLMARKED: ELGIN DIAL IS IN AN EXCELLENT CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS) FROM THE AMERICAN HOROLOGY ARCHIVE: Elgin National Watch Co. Grade: 291 Manufacturer: Elgin Manufacturer Location: Elgin, Illinois Movement Serial Number: 40289091 Grade: 291 Model: 7 Class: 110 Estimated Production Year: 1942 Run Quantity: 2,000 Grade/Model Run: 415 of 424 Grade/Model Total Production: 1,487,000 Variant Est. Production: 1,462,000 (16S-M7-7J-ONP) Size: 16s Jewels: 7j Movement Configuration: Openface Movement Finish: Nickel Movement Setting: Pendant Plate: 3/4 Plate Barrel: Going Balance Type: Expansion Balance Jewel Material: Ruby Train: Quick Regulator: Plain Hairspring: Breguet Standard Dial Type: Single-Sunk Adjusted: No Railroad Grade: No U.S. Patents: 596407, 77078, 585025 Data Research: 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List Case: Various Run ID: 14920.291G415.16S3764.167M1554.O6852.P11782.7J6339 Database Version: v52.235 Great old-time piece, good as "Show pieces" of what the Gents would carry in the EARLY 1940'S Old treasures like Pocket Watches are disappearing quickly and soon won't be available to buy online. 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Vintage watches are completely mechanical and their time keeping accuracy can be affected by many things including position changes, temperature, internal cleanliness, lubrication, magnetism, and maintenance. AS A general rule most are satisfied if the watch is accurate within a few minutes per day, we do not warranty or guarantee their time keeping accuracy. Watch is sold as is and we do not offer any guarantees. This is your chance to add a nice collectible watch and a piece of American History to your collection. U.S. Buyer pays calculated shipping and handling. Shipping by USPS, Insurance is included in our shipping and Handling, international shipping ONLY USING ebay GLOBAL SHIPPING. Good Luck and Thanks!!! I?ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this watch. In most cases you are the expert also, so please judge these pictures for yourself. If I have erred in the description at all, it was purely unintentional, Vintage watches are completely mechanical and their time keeping accuracy can be affected by many things including, position changes, temperature, internal cleanliness, lubrication, magnetism, and maintenance, as a general rule most are satisfied if the watch is accurate within a few minutes per day, we do not warranty or guarantee their time keeping accuracy ==== PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES We are NOT watch experts by any means, so please ask questions, or kindly let us know if we've left anything out of importance. THANK YOU! ==== Top of Form Brief History: Elgin Watch Company Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates Elgin, Illinois 1864 - 1964 The Elgin Watch Company (also known as the Elgin National Watch Company) was the largest US watch company in terms of production. In fact, Elgin produced approximately one-half of the total number of higher-quality pocket watches manufactured in the United States. Total production over their 100 years of operation reached 60 million watches! The company was founded in 1864 in Elgin, Illinois as the National Watch Company, and some of the organizers were 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 which sold (description exceeds maximum possible length)