Vintage Elgin Ladies Watches

Elgin watches some of the most in demand antique watches in the market today are a perennial favorite among watch collectors.

Vintage elgin ladies watches. Thanks to its removable straps this popular design could be converted from a wristwatch to a pocket watch or it could be worn on a necklace. While their altruism was vital to the war effort elgins patriotism ironically opened an opportunity for the swiss. Ladies vintage elgin watch 14k white gold nylon band 29034 48150. Over the course of a century the dream factory just north of chicago had produced half of all jeweled pocket and wristwatches manufactured in the united states.

Elgin was the only american watch company to make automatic wind watches and the first to produce a railroad grade wrist watch. Ladies vintage elgin oval watch in gold shesallofthisandmore. Battery powered watches made after 1968 that are sold under the elgin brand name are made by mz berger inc. Make offer ladies vintage elgin watch 10k yellow gold filled case nylon cord band 19064 010 carat tw.

In 1912 elgin produced a convertible wristwatch for women. From shop maitlandvintage. In between pinning an individual elgin down to a specific year and model can be a bit of a chore. Vintage wristwatches for women include the elgin and lady elgin watches.

We are severely handicapped by both the lack of legacy production records and by elgins policy of not giving names to models. If youve always wanted to own a piece of functional american history without breaking the bank then a wrist or pocket watch from the elgin national watch company may just be exactly what youve been looking for. Lets take a look at how this brand developed and talk about some of the most beautiful and distinctive elgin vintage watches. When it comes to american watchmakers few names can boast the kind of renown associated with the elgin watch company.

This brand got its start just a couple decades after the end of the industrial revolution and operated through 1968. Over a 30 year period their lord elgin and lady elgin line of wrist watches became world famous for their high quality and high fashion. By 1964 after a mid century decade that saw the rise of the elite lord and lady elgin series the original elgin factory closed. Which has purchased the right to use the brand name.

The last elgin movement made in america was produced in 1968. The legendary elgin watch has become woven into the fabric of america. The elgin national watch company was a large watch manufacturer that started after the civil war in elgin illinois that made and sold more than 60 million watches before closing us. Elgin never made the very highest quality watches in the world nor did they make the very cheapest but together with waltham aka the american watch company they dominated the vast middle ground of the watch market.