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    Posted 8 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    What I'd like to know is:
    1. What is the year?
    2. What is the name of the design?
    3. How common is it?
    4. It cannot wind-up anymore, nor can I change the time as it's been damaged. How much would I likely expect to pay to have it fixed?

    Inside back: "17 Jewels 13628801 / Safety / Pinion" which also has an F and S on it (what do those mean?). / "Elgin Natl. Watch Co. / U.S.A"
    On back cover: Crudely inscribed by hand at side, "15191w / 17208w 19930w" then by a different hand, perhaps: "94178 / ->3467"
    Also: "Philadelphia Watchcase Co. " around a crown. Under that, "Victory" and under that, "4428518" and inscribed later, "118163"
    Under the threaded front, which screws of, one can read: "4428518"?

    The back and front screw off. Someone had tried prying the back off, not knowing it's a screw-off.
    It is a very large watch.

    The Philadelphia Watchcase Co. formed in 1888 and merged with another company in 1904 to become Keystone Watchcase Co.
    So there's the date-range that I can establish for the watch.

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    1. pw-collector pw-collector, 8 years ago
      Don't know how I missed this one. This is the information on your watch movement.
      Grade: 336
      Manufacturer: Elgin
      Manufacturer Location: Elgin, Illinois
      Movement Serial Number: 13628801
      Grade: 336
      Model: 5
      Class: 106
      Estimated Production Year: 1909
      Run Quantity: 1,000
      Total Production: 270,702
      Size: 18s
      Jewels: 17j
      Movement Configuration: Openface
      Movement Finish: Nickel
      Movement Setting: Pendant
      Plate: Full Plate
      Barrel: Going
      Train: Quick
      Regulator: Moseley
      Adjusted: No
      Railroad Grade:No
      https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/elgin/13628801
      Dave
    2. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      Wow, thank you.
    3. fleafinder fleafinder, 8 years ago
      clap clap clap
    4. pops52 pops52, 8 years ago
      Hi SpirtBear, just in case you are interested, the style of hands on your watch are called Louis XIV.
    5. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      Pops52, thank you.

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