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Elgin 455
Serial #23386091
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| Manufacturer | Elgin |
| Grade | 455 |
| Serial Number | 23386091 |
| Size | 16s |
| Model | 15 |
| Jewel Count | 19j |
| Setting | Lever |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Case Material | Goldfilled |
| Case Manufacturer | Philadelphia Watch Case Co. |
| Case Grade/Model | |
| Case Serial # | 9216779 |
| Case Details | |
| Dial Material | Enamel |
| Dial Type | Double-Pressed |
| Dial Style | Arabic |
| Dial Signing Name | B.W.Raymond ELGIN |
| Dial Details | Beneath "B.W. Raymond " is Elgin's trade mark for their post WWII non-corrosive cobalt alloy named "Elgiloy" (an uncoiled mainspring dividing a line to form the letters d over p) and was used to make their new "Dura-Power" mainsprings after the war. A bit of Elgin lives on with the specialty metal company Elgiloy still producing the alloy for uses wold wide. https://www.elgiloy.com/about/ |
| Movement Markings | B.W. Raymond stamped on the train bridge. 19 Jewels, serial number, and Adjusted to 5 positions stamep on the barrel bridge. ELGIN NATIONALl WATCH CO. U.S.A. stamped on the back of the main plate and seen below the balance. |
Contributed to the database by Mobilaero on October 30, 2019.
This collection record was most recently edited on July 2, 2023.
This collection record was most recently edited on July 2, 2023.