Good Quality Elgin Full Hunter Pocket Watch, 1901

An antique full hunter Elgin pocket watch.

The watch has a very nice quality hand-winding movement, grade 188, which is working nicely. The detailed damascened finish to the movement is a very good sign of quality as it was an added expense. The movement also boasts a patent Moseley regulator, patented in 1874 by Charles Moseley and George Hunter; a patent regulator is yet another sign of good quality. The movement is signed with the Elgin name and the serial number dates it back to 1901. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch measures 46mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop so it is just a little smaller than a standard 50mm pocket watch. The case is gold filled and was made by the Keystone Watch Case Company; James Boss, an early partner in the Keystone Watch Case Company, is credited with developing the gold filled process. The case is in good condition and unusually it has personalised engraving on both sides with a demi lion family crest to the front and a previous owner’s initials to the back, TBL although the initials could be read in any order.

The winding crown pushes in to release the front cover. Inside is a glass lens which is in lovely condition. The white enamel dial is signed with the Elgin name. There are a couple of hairline cracks radiating from the centre up towards number 1. Delicate blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and an outer minute track.

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