Elgin Pocket Watch: Serial Number 11416706 (Grade 349)

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Access Date: December 22, 2024

From the American Horology Archive:

Elgin National Watch Co.

Grade: 349

Manufacturer:	Elgin
Manufacturer Location:	Elgin, Illinois
Movement Serial Number:	11416706
Grade:	349
Model:	7
Class:	65
Estimated Production Year:	1905
Run Quantity:	1,000
Grade/Model Run:	5 of 27
Grade/Model Total Production:	27,500
Size:	18s
Jewels:	21j
Jewel Material:	Ruby & Sapphire
Jewel Setting:	Gold Settings (Screw-Set)
Movement Configuration:	Openface
Movement Finish:	Nickel
Movement Inlay Color:	Gilt
Movement Setting:	Lever
Plate:	Full Plate
Double Roller:	Yes
Barrel:	Going
Train:	Quick
Regulator:	Traveling Nut (spring)
Hairspring:	Breguet
Pallet Jewel Material:	Sapphire
Standard Dial Type:	Double-Sunk
Adjusted:	Yes
Adjusted to Position:	Yes
Adjusted # of Positions:	5
Adjusted to Temperature:	Yes
Adjusted to Isochronism:	Yes
Railroad Grade:	Yes
Railroad Grade Classification:	Class A
U.S. Patents:	596407, 77078, 347272
Case:	Various
Run ID:	4871.349G5.18S2328.187M98.O1508.L1624.21J125
Data Research:	1904 Elgin Serial List 1915 Elgin Serial List 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List
Database Version:	v52.518
Advanced Metrics
PWDB Absolute Rarity Index: Scoped for Grade/Size/Model/Configuration	82.79
PWDB Relative Rarity Index: Rarity within Manufacturer - Scoped for Grade/Size/Model/Configuration	31.94
Share of Production: Share within Manufacturer - Scoped for Grade/Size/Model/Configuration	0.054%
Registry Population: Scoped for This Run Only	10 (1.00%)
Research Note: This run is designated at Grade 252 in the 1904 and 1915 Material Catalog Serial Lists. However, in the 1927 serial list, the company reclassified the run as Grade 349. #11416586: Verified as marked "Elgin Nat'l. Watch Co. - U.S.A. - 21 Jewels - Adjusted. - Safety Pinion" with parallel damaskeening pattern, distinctive from the Grade 252 and the Grade 349. #11416004: Verified with features consistent with the Grade 349 classification.

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Production Metrics Tree: Grade 349

Target Profile: 18S-M7-21J-ONL-A5PTI

Elgin Grade 349 (All Variations): 27,500 ETP

18S: 27,500 100.00%
18s, Grade 349

18S-M7: 27,500 100.00%
18s, Grade 349, Model 7

18S-M7-21J: 27,500 100.00%
18s, Grade 349, Model 7, 21 Jewels

18S-M7-21J-ONL: 27,500 100.00%
18s, Grade 349, Model 7, 21 Jewels, Openface/Lever/Nickel

18S-M7-21J-ONL-A5PTI: 27,500 100.00%

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