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trav
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Was wondering if any one had any info on this old elgin mayb age or worth has two diamonds and says17 jewels or something
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Posted 1 year ago
trav
(1 item)
Was wondering if any one had any info on this old elgin mayb age or worth has two diamonds and says17 jewels or something
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trav, open the back and post picture of movement and movement number or add those numbers to comments and we'll( me or some of the others on Collectors Weekly) will gladly date this nice piece for you. Thanks for sharing.
32516933
That's the number on the back of the inside of the watch
trav take a picture of the movement if you would, the number we need is on the movement itself, not the case back.If that the number on the movement it would put it around 1929-30, the case appears to be correct for that era, but the dial doesn't look to be fitting that time frame