Elgin Pocket Watch: Serial Number 257048 (Grade 8)

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Access Date: May 31, 2025

From the American Horology Archive:

Elgin National Watch Co.

Grade: 8

M.D. Ogden

Manufacturer:	Elgin
Manufacturer Location:	Elgin, Illinois
Movement Serial Number:	257048
Grade:	8
Variation:	M.D. Ogden
Model:	2
Series:	2
Class:	5
Estimated Production Year:	1873
Run Quantity:	1,700
Grade/Model Run:	1 of 2
Grade/Model Total Production:	1,917
Size:	18s
Jewels:	11j
Movement Configuration:	Hunting
Movement Finish:	Gilt
Movement Signing Style:	Mixed
Movement Inlay Color:	None
Movement Setting:	Lever
Plate:	Full Plate
Barrel:	Going
Train:	Slow
Regulator:	Plain
Adjusted:	No
Railroad Grade:	No
U.S. Patents:	77078
Movement Markings:	M.D. Ogden Elgin. Patent Pinion
Case:	Various
Run ID:	256.8G1.18S237.182M15.H255.L15.11J125
Data Research:	1896 Elgin Serial List 1904 Elgin Serial List 1915 Elgin Serial List 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List
Database Version:	v52.674
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Registry Population: Scoped for This Run Only	24 (1.41%)
Research Note: The Elgin 1896 Material Catalog designates this run as "Ogden, Series 2" while all Grade 8 (Not Ogden) runs published in the 1896 Material Catalog were designated as "Series 3." Series designations were transitioned to model numbers in the 1904 Material Catalog.

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