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Elgin 479
Serial #29154944

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Manufacturer Elgin
Grade 479
Serial Number 29154944
Size 12s
Model 4
Jewel Count 17j
Setting Pendant
Finish Nickel
Case Material Goldfilled
Case Manufacturer Wadsworth Watch Case Co.
Case Grade/Model
Case Serial # 7982924
Case Details Bow attaches to the outside center of the case and moves backwards in order to have a small desk clock.

Inside, the watch is engraved, by then crossed out. The message reads, best as I can tell:

A Token of Esteem
to
John F. Rogers
By the ?????? County Bar Assn.
Oct. 28, 1930
Dial Material Metal
Dial Type Single-Pressed
Dial Style Arabic
Dial Signing Name Elgin
Dial Details
Movement Markings Elgin Nat'l. Watch Co. U.S.A.
29154944
17 jewels
Adjusted
Contributed to the database by 1whatever on March 18, 2025.
This collection record was most recently edited on March 18, 2025.