Antique Elgin G M Wheeler Pocket Watch, 1890

Antique Elgin G M Wheeler pocket watch, 1890.

The watch has a 15-jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely. This is a good quality movement with nicely patterned plates, a Moseley patent regulator and screw set jewels. The movement is signed Elgin, Ill (Illinois) and it also has the name G M Wheeler. Certain Elgin grade numbers were also given names as a way of marketing the watches to their target audience and the G M Wheeler grade was used by Elgin for their ‘gentleman’s watch’. The movement also carries the serial number 3,505,821 which dates it back to circa 1890.

The watch is slightly larger than the standard 50mm diameter at 57mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is nickel and was made for Elgin by the Canadian watch case manufacturer, American Watch Case Company. The case back has one minor indentation and a few small marks but nothing too detrimental at all.

The acrylic lens is in good condition.

The signed dial has three short faint hairlines and one longer one radiating from the top of the subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel hands, a sunken subsidiary dial and an outer minute track. There is some damage to the edge of the dial, above number 12, but it is hidden by the bezel.

The watch comes with a single chain, 30cm long including the T-bar and the clasp.

The watch and chain come in a new presentation box.

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