At about this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against dueber. Prior to 1889, he moved across the ohio river to newport, ky and worked at the dueber watch case manufacturing. The first good guide book is the complete price guide to watches by cooksey shugart, tom engle and richard gilbert. Illinois 21 jewels antique pocket watches for sale ebay. The 207 formed the basis of the hamilton 401 120 movement that the company reengineered into the 140 980 series. New listing rare 1904 waltham royal 17 jewel 12 size solid 14k gold pocket watch no reserve. Keeping good time, recently serviced, gold hands and numbers. I have been trying to research an elgin pocket watch for a friend and the one big question that i cannot find an exact answer to is whether or not the wadsworth case with this movement is 14 karat solid gold or 14 karat gold filled. Also describe, as best you can the condition of the watch and its case.
Vintage illinois open face pocket watch gf 14k elgin watch case 12s. Antique and vintage elgin wristwatches collectors weekly. Solid 14k gold produced by wadsworth for the american market. Illinois springfield watch company, hunters case pocket watch, in a wadsworth 14 k tri color gold case decorated with four birds and garlands, in tri color gold, 19 jewel movement with three adjustments, measuring 2 inches across. Get a great deal with this online auction for a pocket watch presented by property room on behalf of a law enforcement or public agency client.
Before you resubmit your question to a watch expert, copy down and send that party all the information stamped upon the watch movements back plate. Features black arabic numerals and hash marks on a cream tone base with gold hands and case. A 14k yellow gold wadsworth case elgin 17 jewel pocket watch. This watch features a 14k yellow gold decorative case with black enamel and milgrain detail. This annex will help you further decode the information stamped in your watchs case, such as case serial numbers, and teach you how to deal with some anomolies that may be tripping you up. Original hamilton railroad yellow gold filled bar over crown 16 size pocket watch case with glass crystal. This is an 8 day watch clock watchman large leather case no key in decent shape. Its a wadsworth referee warrented 20 years and the number on the inside of the back of the casing isnnn nnnnnnn the inside of the watch itself is numbered 20282326 and also says double roller. Wadsworth 14k gold wristwatch case 9 grams for scrap antique elgin streamline wadsworth quality 14k gold filled 17 jewel pock. This was my grandmothers, and i hate to part with it, but times are hard.
Wadsworth 14k yellow gold pocket watch with 10k yellow gold. Wadsworth pocket watch case serial number free download included. Kay jewelers carries a wide selection of engagement and fashion jewelry, from classic to modern. For purposes of assigning a date, bulova watches break down nicely into three basic groups. Illinois 14k gold tri color pocket watch liveauctioneers.
Delicately dried flowers with eyecatching metallic elements are encased in clear resin to give this case a truly elegant twist. Raymondin april 1867, and it was immediately successful. When wadsworth got killed off, a few models were produced by different case companies, also when movements were replaced, elgin would have the case updated and either use the same number or allocate a different number have a look at the lady elgin clubwoman for an example. Fine jewelry and timepieces by cowans auctions issuu. Vintage elgin 7 jewel pocket watch with wadsworth nickel case. Vintage hamilton deco 14kt white gold with deco gold filled. Wadsworth 14 kt gold filled case, crystal and bezel no movement for repair. Antique 14k gold wadsworth hamilton pocket watch solid 14k gold wadsworth case engraved hamilton watch co. As you can see, it only says wadsworth, 14 karat, 964814.
Hello all, im a newbie here and would like to thank everyone in advance for any input on this question. Grade 902, model 2, to finishing dept sept 9, 1925. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. Perhaps better known for its pocket watches than wristwatches, the elgin national watch company began in august 1864 as the national watch company.
Opposite that in a sort of gold on gold embossing, it says. The swiss made fake american watches named wadsworth. Others assume that the watch comes with the correct case, or if it could be cased in anything, a gold filled case. Case appears lightly polished at most, retaining original finishing on the back and sides. Its main manufacturing plant was located in elgin, illinois. Technique 1 serial numbers that begin with the letter g or l. Case is 33mm without crown but wears like a 35mm due to the long lug to lug distance of 40mm.
To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. We are able to offer high prices because we do not advertise on the radio, television or newspapers. Hamilton bought illinois watch company in 1927 and with it, ownership of the 207 caliber movement. Some books assume that the watch is in mint condition and the values they list will be the very top dollar. The case is marked pats pendg 14 karat 11664 and 75. It was the genuine, audacious, selfreliant western spirit. Wadsworth watch case co priority date the priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Used 19371950 vintage zippo lighter pat20326 for sale in.
In order to remain in business, dueber bought the hampden watch co. The case houses a silver tone dial with gold tone dauphine style hands. Click dating a gruen wristwatch from a wadsworth case serial number to download a pdf copy of the article. Vintage omega looking for information hi looking for information on my vintage omega. Will meet locally, or will mail with paypal payment to anywhere in the. Elgin national watch company in the spring of 1864 half a dozen ambitious chicago businessmen decided that if massachusetts could build a factory that built watches illinois could, too. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers. The 207 formed the basis of the hamilton 401 120 movement that the company reengineered into the 14 0 980 series. Antique 1900s elbros illinois 21 jewels 14 karat gold. Used size 6 10k gold and diamond vintage cocktail ring. Im selling a size 6 10k gold and diamond cocktail ring.
Omega solid gold antique pocket watches for sale ebay. View 35 photos for 1210 stonesthrow way, wadsworth, oh 44281 a 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,666 sq. Wadsworth case company designed the sutton before the released of gruen curvex. This illinois hunter case pocket watch was special for a railroad company. Apr 27, 2006 engraved on the inside of the back it says. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed. Illinois 60 hour bunn special rr pocket watch type iii 16s 21j wadsworth 14kgf. Casemate pixel 2 karat petals case price and features. Antique waltham pocket watch wadsworth referee case. Gruen watches all prices for gruen watches on chrono24. Pocketwatch 101 materials used in pocketwatch cases. Materials used to make vintage watch cases pocketwatch 101. New listing antique 14k solid gold diamond waltham pocket watch 10.
Browse kay s jewelry looks online or find a kay jewelry store nearby. New listing beautiful waltham 18s pocket watch sterling silver engraved case serviced. Dueber had been manufacturing watch cases since 1864 and bought controlling interest in a case company in about 1886. Antique waltham wrist watch in rose gold filled wadsworth referee case. Made with genuine flowers, casemates new karat petals collection pairs elegance with classic beauty. It seems that everything ive been able to find that was of the posthallmark act of. Antique 17 jewel elgin pocket watch with wadsworth 14 karat gold filled case made in 1926 in perfect working order. Vtg elgin 14k yellow gold pocket watch wadsworth 14 karat 15 jewels 31. A mens 14k gold filled longines wadsworth pocket watch and chain. Jack woods article that described how his technique for determining the date a wadsworth case was made was published in the septoct 2012 nawcc journal. On the inside of the back case it has engraving of the years it has been serviced. Elgin watches serial numbers elgin national watch company. Above that it says, adjusted temp and six positions sixty hour.
The national watch company produced its first watchthe b. Those three date ranges are differentiated by the presence or absence of certain case and movement markings as well as the nature of any such markings, as explained below. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Vintage hamilton 987f movement 987 17j wadsworth 14 karat. Co 14k gold pocket watch with the numbers of 6688 and a stamp that looks like a cross.
Up for consideration is a fabulous 1930 1940 hamilton womens 14kt white gold deco wrist watch. In addition to, or in place of, the karat mark european jewelry commonly carries a separate number, or fineness mark. If your case is marked warranted 20 years or 10 year guaranteed or any other reference to a number of years or guarantee, then that is a sure indication that it is a goldfilled or goldplated case. The 10k yelllow gold decorative link fob chain is attached to the bow by a fob catch. Gold less than 10k cannot carry a karat mark or be legally called gold in the united states. Download the annex 1 to the style number dating paper in pdf format. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Vtg elgin 14k yellow gold pocket watch wadsworth 14 karat. Inspired by the chic lucite handbags of the 1950s, this case will step up your shine game with genuine 24k gold elements encased in resin. Marks in watch cases hallmarks, sponsors marks, etc.
This case would be great for 16 size hamilton 992bs, 950. The pilot wadsworth trade mark wheel trademark issued. Note that the yearguarantee was related to the thickness of the gold layer, not to the karat quality of the gold used in the gold layers. If you have been looking for a company that offers a fair 14k gold price, have a look at our prices.