Pocket Watch Database
Essex Watch Case Co.
Newark, New Jersey

Initial Marking: SX
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Years of Operation: 1884 - 1905
Sold to Atkinson Brothers in June, 1888. Led by T.B. Hagstoz (1892). Sold to Courvoisier-Wilcox Mfg Co. in 1893.
Case Grades
Note: This chart is not intended to be a comprehensive list of grades. Some grades changed traits over time and other grades may not be listed. This chart will be improved as additional information is studied.
Image | Name | Case Material | Gold Content | Gurantee | Source Catalogs | Trademarked |
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Columbia | Gold-Filled | 14K | 15-Year | 1896OY, 1896MF | |
Columbia | Gold-Filled | 14K | 20-Year | |||
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Derby | Gold-Filled | 1890JC05 | |||
Essex | Rolled Gold Plate | 10-Year | 1899BHIA | |||
Essex 10K/15YR | Gold-Filled | 10K | 15-Year | 1894BA, 1894NRC, 1895SFM, 1895OY | ||
Essex 14K/10YR | Gold-Filled | 14K | 10-Year | 1899ACB, 1899SAC, 1900LMC | ||
Essex 14K/20YR | Gold-Filled | 14K | 20-Year | 1893BHIA, 1894BA, 1894NRC, 1895SFM, 1895OY, 1899BHIA, 1899ACB, 1900LMC, 1901BAC | ||
Essex 14K/25YR | Gold-Filled | 14K | 25-Year | 1899BHIA, 1899ACB, 1900LMC, 1901OY, 1903ON | ||
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Mascot | Rolled Gold Plate | 14K | 5-Years | 1896OY, 1897BB | |
Mascot | Rolled Gold Plate | 10-Year | 1899BHIA | |||
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Superior | Gold-Filled | 14K | 25-Year | 1890JC05, 1896OY, 1896MF |