Pocket Watch Database

Elgin Grade 288

Grade 288 is a 7j Openface watch maufacturered by Elgin. The size 18s, Model 5 movement features a nickel finish.

Grade 288 Movement Characteristics

  • Size18s
  • Jewels7j
  • ConfigurationOpenface
  • FinishNickel
  • Model5
  • SettingPendant
  • AdjustedNo
  • Railroad GradeNo

Grade 288 Production Info

  • Total Production531,800
  • Number of Runs296
  • Production Years1904-1930
  • First Serial10,660,001
  • Last Serial32,149,000
  • Largest Run7,000
  • Smallest Run400
  • Most Common Run1,000

Research Notes

Keystone Magazine, February 1905: Elgin announces the reduction and rebate for the following grades: 295, 296, 297, 286, 287, 288, 307, 308

Elgin Grade 288 a slight modification on the existing Grade 208, and the two movements are nearly identical. According to material catalogs, only a handful of parts differ between the grades. In the 1907 A.C. Becken catalog, the Grade 207 movement is illustrated while the Grades 287/288 are described.

Associated Grades

207 208 287