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SKU #

10149

Brand

Elgin

Model

1960's ELGIN Automatic

Made in

Swiss Made

Movement

Automatic

Case

Stainless steel

Case diameter

34 mm

Dial

White

Bracelet material

New brown tan leather strap

Year of production

1960-1969

Condition

Vintage

Includes

Generic box

Gender

Men

1960's ELGIN Automatic Vintage Watch

SKU: 10149
$328.00Price
  • This Vintage Watch qualifies for our Exchange Program. Once you have received your vintage watch, you may send it back in the same condition within fifteen (15) days for a credit on any other watch we have in our inventory. Go to our FAQ for complete rules and procedures.

     

    This vintage watch is in very good working condition. Our vintage watches have been serviced by a professional watch expert. Due to the age of this watch, Watch Again Watches does not guarantee that this watch is waterproof or water resistant. We recommend that you do not place any vintage watch in water as it may damage the mechanism and/or bring condensation inside the watch.

     

    Vintage watches also have to be well taken care of and serviced to maintain its proper functioning. We have done our best to offer you a Vintage watch in excellent condition that will be enjoyed by you for years to come. You are welcome to contact us for more information on any watch we sell.

    • Just serviced – works great
    • 334-Caliber Metac S.A. Fahy hallmarked case inside back
    • Day Date
    • Style: Vintage, Art-Deco
    • Stainless steel back
    • Square dial
    • Excellent vintage condition watch

     

    Elgin watch company was launched in 1864, soon after the Civil War. In 1867, the first clock was produced and placed at the BW Raymond railway station. During the next 100 years the company had released over 60 million clocks and watches. Elgin company presented its first wrist watch in 1910, and had come to the fore in the American watch market. Initially, the company was known as National Watch Company. But the brand hasn't maintained this name, and in 1874, it was renamed Elgin National Watch Company. The company has contributed to the development of the elegant accessories, and the customers all over the world called these models “watches by Elgin”. This name had been widely known till 1960. In this year the company halted the watch production and changed its name to Eldgin National Industries.

     

    Eldgin was the first company, that began to develop pocket watches with the porcelain dials and the interchangeable movement parts. Till 1850, the watches had been produced mainly by hand. But the members of Eldgin company realized, that there were great prospects of producing the high-quality watches at the affordable prices. Having adopted this concept, the company got involved in the production of factory-made parts instead of hand-made elements. Eldgin watches have never been considered elite products, but these models have taken its honorable place in the middle price bracket in the watch market.

     

    Up to the present day, many watch fans buy Eldgin models for their private collections, as the company has released such a great number of watches and interchangeable watch parts, that you can easily repair even the oldest model by Elgin. So, after a century, one can use any Elgin watch but very carefully. They say, a mechanical watch cannot compete in its precision with a quartz one, that is why there is a widely-spread opinion, that nothing is better than a quartz watch. At the present time you can buy Elgin watches in the specialty stores and antique shops.

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