Pocket Watch Database

Elgin Grade 70 Production Charts

Note: Production dates are estimations but should be accurate within +/- 3 years.

[1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896]
[1100,5400,0,0,1000,1000,1000,1000,4000,1000,5000,5000,10000,0,5000,3000,6000,8000,5000,2000,4000,2000,3000,1000]


Elgin National Watch Co. Grade 70 Production Map Relative to Company Lifespan

Start of Production
End of Production


Grade Production Runs Lowest Highest Start End Profile Code/Image
70 74,500 53 246,501 6,148,000 1873 1896
12 1 246,501 246,512 1873 1873 18s-M2-15j-HGL-A2P-National Watch Co.
12 246,501 246,512 1873
52,988 34 246,513 5,000,000 1873 1893 18s-M2-15j-HGL-A2P-B.W. Raymond
88 246,513 246,600 1873
1,000 300,001 301,000 1873
2,000 335,001 337,000 1874
1,000 337,001 338,000 1874
1,000 339,001 340,000 1874
900 379,101 380,000 1874
1,000 571,001 572,000 1879
1,000 807,001 808,000 1881
1,000 889,001 890,000 1881
5,000 1,385,001 1,390,000 1884
5,000 1,625,001 1,630,000 1885
5,000 1,785,001 1,790,000 1885
5,000 2,120,001 2,125,000 1887
2,000 2,795,001 2,797,000 1888
1,000 2,890,001 2,891,000 1888
1,000 3,043,001 3,044,000 1889
1,000 3,221,001 3,222,000 1889
1,000 3,300,001 3,301,000 1889
1,000 3,423,001 3,424,000 1889
1,000 3,508,001 3,509,000 1890
1,000 3,625,001 3,626,000 1890
2,000 3,747,001 3,749,000 1890
1,000 3,793,001 3,794,000 1890
1,000 3,876,001 3,877,000 1890
1,000 3,924,001 3,925,000 1890
1,000 4,100,001 4,101,000 1891
1,000 4,221,001 4,222,000 1891
1,000 4,318,001 4,319,000 1891
1,000 4,365,001 4,366,000 1891
2,000 4,552,001 4,554,000 1892
1,000 4,651,001 4,652,000 1893
1,000 4,898,001 4,899,000 1893
1,000 4,945,001 4,946,000 1893
1,000 4,999,001 5,000,000 1893
5,500 6 396,501 4,406,000 1874 1891 18s-M2-15j-HGL-A2P-
500 396,501 397,000 1874
1,000 491,001 492,000 1877
1,000 3,005,001 3,006,000 1889
1,000 3,144,001 3,145,000 1889
1,000 3,546,001 3,547,000 1890
1,000 4,405,001 4,406,000 1891
9,000 5 564,001 1,095,000 1878 1883 18s-M2-15j-HGL-A2P-Mixed
1,000 564,001 565,000 1878
1,000 744,001 745,000 1880
1,000 885,001 886,000 1881
1,000 927,001 928,000 1882
5,000 1,090,001 1,095,000 1883
1,000 1 887,001 888,000 1881 1881 18s-M2-15j-HGL-A2P-Elgin Nat'l. Watch Co.
1,000 887,001 888,000 1881
4,000 4 5,048,001 5,803,000 1894 1895 18s-M2-17j-HGL-A2P-B.W. Raymond
1,000 5,048,001 5,049,000 1894
1,000 5,637,001 5,638,000 1895
1,000 5,690,001 5,691,000 1895
1,000 5,802,001 5,803,000 1895
2,000 2 5,470,001 6,148,000 1894 1896 18s-M2-17j-HGL-A2P-
1,000 5,470,001 5,471,000 1894
1,000 6,147,001 6,148,000 1896