Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Circa 1891 Beautiful Antique Elgin Pocket Watch 14k Solid Gold Case w/White Dial
By Elgin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1891 Beautiful Antique Elgin Pocket Watch w/ Ornate Cobalt Blue Hands & Dedicated Second Dial
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
$3,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Elgin 14k Gold Pocket Watch/Pendant
By Elgin
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
. Use this as a pocket watch with your favorite Gucci trousers and Georgio Armani shirt or use as
Category
1940s American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Vintage Elgin B.W. Raymond Wind Indicator 23 Jewel Railroad Grade Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Elgin B.W. Raymond pocket watch exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that made
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
10k Gold
Elgin Yellow Gold Filled Open Face American Pocket Watch circa 1912 Enamel Dial
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
durability.
The Elgin also played a major role in the development of the pocket watches for the railroads
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
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Elgin 563174 Pocket Watch 14k Yellow Gold White Dial Case Manual
By Elgin
Located in Surfside, FL
Ladies Elgin multi color gold hunter case pocket watch "6 size" in 14k. 15 jewels. Elaborate floral
Category
1980s Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Yellow Gold
Elgin Military Stop Watch Suspended from a Leather Holster, an Equestrians Must
By Elgin
Located in New York, NY
An equestrians stop watch suspended in a leather holster in excellent shape.
Category
1950s American Post-War Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Steel
Elgin B.W. Raymond Manual Wrsitwatch
By Elgin
Located in Surfside, FL
Elgin Watch. Certified preowned Classic Elgin B.W. Raymond B.W. Raymond watch. This Elgin watch has a 50
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20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin Pocket Watch - Manual. Gold filled. White enamel single sunk dial with Arabic numerals
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch 14 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding ( 37 mm ) . 14K Yellow
Category
20th Century Swiss Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
14k Yellow Gold Elgin Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
Material: 14k Yellow Gold
Brand: Elgin
Weight: 130.6 grams
Dimensions: 77.2 mm x 52.75 mm x 18.41
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1948 Yellow Gold Lord Elgin Pocket Watch Presented by Monsanto
By Lord Elgin
Located in Birmingham, AL
This beautiful watch was originally presented as a gift in 1948 to a gentleman who had spent 25
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Elgin BW Raymond Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin BW Raymond Pocket Watch - Manual winding; 21 jewels. Gold filled . White enamel single sunk
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin 571 BW Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin 571 BW Pocket Watch - Manual; 21 jewels . Steel case ( 50 mm ). White enamel Elgin double
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin 23J BW Raymond Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin 23J BW Raymond Pocket Watch - Manual winding; 23 Jewel. 10K Gold filled ( 50 mm). Up and down
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20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Gold
Ruby 40mm Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Add this unique time piece to your collection! Circa 1920s/1930s, this 14k Gold Elgin 40mm pocket
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Elgin Multi Colored Box Hinged Gold Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin Multi Colored Box Hinged Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding. Multi colored yellow gold case
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin 18 Karat Yellow Gold Hunting Case Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin 18K Yellow Gold Hunting Case Pocket Watch - Manual winding. 18K Yellow gold case with star
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Pocket Watch with Original Dial, circa 1940s
By Elgin
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch
METAL / MATERIAL
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin 14 Karat Yellow Gold Hinge Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin 14K Yellow Gold Hinge Pocket Watch - Manual winding. 14K Yellow gold ( 43 mm) with ornate
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20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin Pocket Watch - Manual winding. Gold filled . White enamel with blue hands. Single sunk dial
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20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Multicolor Gold Diamond Hunter Case Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Elgin Pocket Watch. Multi-Color Hunter Case with beautifully
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Elgin 14k Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding. 14K Yellow gold with ornate case ( 49 mm
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Gold Filled BW Raymond Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin BW Raymond Gold Filled Pocket Watch - Manual winding; 21 jewels. Gold filled . White enamel
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Grade 575 Open Face Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin Grade 575 Open Face Pocket Watch - Manual winding; 15 jewels. Gold filled ( 49 mm). White
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Gold Filled Hunter Case Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Manual windings. 14K Gold filled hunter case size 0, 15 jewel. White Arabic dial with seconds sub-dial at 6 o'clock. Pre-owned with box.
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Elgin Gold filled BW Raymond Manual Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin BW Raymond Pocket Watch - Manual winding; 21 jewels. Gold filled . White enamel single sunk
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20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Gold Filled R. R. Railroad Approved Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin R. R. Railroad Approved Pocket Watch - 21 Jewel. Gold fileld ( 50 mm ) . White enamel single
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20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Gold filled Veritas Rail Road Manual Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin Veritas Rail Road Pocket Watch - Manual winding; 23 Jewels . Gold filled with a R. R. case
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin 14 Karat Yellow Gold Open Face Antique Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Manhasset, NY
Elgin 14 Karat Yellow Gold Open Face Antique Pocket Watch.
Elite W. Co. 14K stamped 325043. Works
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Elgin Gold Filled R.R. Case Manual wind Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin R.R. Case Gold Filled Pocket Watch - Manual winding ; 21 Jewel. Dual time zone . Gold filled
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin Yellow Gold Ornately Engraved 16s Hunting Case Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Manual winding; 15 jewels; made by Elgin for and signed "Arthur Kroencke, Concordia, MO". 14k
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Elgin Yellow Gold Plated Hunting Case Pocket or Pendant Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Manual Winding Nickel Movement; 15 jewels. Beautifully engraved swirl design on both front and back of the gold plated case (35mm diameter). White enamel dial with black Roman numera...
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20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gold Plate
Elgin WWII US Military Ordinance Bombardier
s Stop Watch
By Elgin
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Watch Contract Type A8, Number 39948954. Size 18S pocket watch with black enamel dial and illuminated
Category
1940s American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Other
Elgin Lady
s Yellow Gold Pendant Watch circa 1904
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Manual winding. 14k gold beautifully engraved, front and back, hunting case, size O, 33mm diameter. White dial with black Roman numerals, sub seconds at 6 o'clock. circa 1904.
Thi...
Category
20th Century Swiss Edwardian Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14K Gold Edwardian Elgin Ladies Pocket Watch, 1904
Located in Venice, CA
This Edwardian pocket watch is a treasure that dates to 1904. It is an Elgin watch in excellent
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Antique Elgin B.W. Raymond 14k Gold Filled 19 Jewels Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in New York, NY
This antique Elgin B.W. Raymond pocket watch features a 14k gold-filled case housing a high-grade
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Elgin Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Surfside, FL
Elgin 14k Multi-Colored Gold (Rose, Yellow, White and Green) Pocket watch with highly engraved
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Elgin 14k Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Manual Wind
By Elgin
Located in Surfside, FL
Elgin pocket watch in 14k yellow gold with floral design hunter case. 8 size (36mm case size
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Yellow Gold
Elgin 14k Gold Filled Pocket Watch Ref 27460
By Elgin
Located in Surfside, FL
Antique Elgin "Hunter Case" 42mm diameter, 14K gold filled pocket watch with scalloped edges all
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold, Gold-filled
Elgin Gilt Railroad-Style Pocket Watch circa 1927
By Elgin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elgin railroad-style yellow gilt pocket watch, circa 1927. 17-jewel manual-wind damaskeened
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gilt Metal
Elgin Yellow Gold Large Hunting Case Pocket Watch, circa 1902
By Elgin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elgin 14k yellow gold size 16-S (50mm) hunting case pocket watch, Circa 1902. Gorgeous condition
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Elgin Lord Elgin 4532, Beige Dial, Certified and Warranty
By Elgin
Located in Miami, FL
Elgin Lord Elgin Reference #: 4532. Mens Mechanical Hand Wind Watch Yellow Gold Beige 27 MM
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1950s Swiss Contemporary Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Elgin 18 Size 14K YG Box Hinge Doctor
s Pocketwatch Circa 1915
By Elgin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elgin 18 Size 14K YG Box Hinge Doctor's pocketwatch circa 1915. Fabulous condition heavy box hinge
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
14k Gold
Vintage Elgin 21 Jewel Multi-Color 14 Karat Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
this pocket watch is absolutely amazing!!! This piece is from the owner's personal collection and
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Elgin Gold Filled Pocket Watch with Up-Down Indicator, circa 1928
By Elgin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elgin BW Raymond Model patented gold filled pocket watch with up-down indicator and subsidiary
Category
20th Century Swiss Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gilt Metal
Elgin Manual Gold Fill Pcket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Surfside, FL
Gents Elgin in gold fill. Manual. Certified preowned. Fine Pre-owned Elgin Watch. Certified
Category
20th Century Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gold-filled
Victorian Solid 14ct Gold Full Hunter Elgin USA Stag Scene Pocket Watch
Located in St Helens, GB
A fine quality full hunter pocket watch.
Made by Elgin of USA, circa 1890.
A solid 14 carat gold
Category
20th Century North American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gold
Elgin Yellow Gold Filled Open Face Pocket Watch circa 1920s
By Elgin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elgin Yellow Gold Filled 16-S Open Face Railroad style pocket watch circa 1920's. Featuring white
Category
20th Century American Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gold-filled, Yellow Gold
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Materials
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By Waltham
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Materials
Gold-filled, White Gold
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1920s Swiss Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
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By John Galliano
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Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage elgin pocket watch for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of Gold, 14k Gold and Yellow Gold, this item was constructed with great care. If you’re looking for a vintage elgin pocket watch from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage elgin pocket watch of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring Diamond, from our inventory of 1, is particularly popular. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. Finding a vintage elgin pocket watch for sale for men should be easy, but there are 14 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as women, too.
How Much is a Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch?
The price for a vintage elgin pocket watch starts at $220 and tops out at $8,900 with these watches, on average, selling for $900.
Finding the Right Pocket-watches for You
Can you pull off a vintage pocket watch? Of course you can. With a suit and a waistcoat, a pocket watch can be a refreshing alternative to a wristwatch.
The earliest pocket watches were luxury items, and, owing to cost, they weren’t commonplace until the 19th century. Artfully crafted pocket watches were a symbol of wealth, and manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe became known for theirs. (Today, they’re among the most sought after by collectors and enthusiasts.)
At the onset, pocket watches resembled small round table clocks, and pulling your small round table clock — perhaps of the silver variety — out of your breast pocket in front of someone else demonstrated unequivocally that you cared about punctuality. For collectors, pocket watches are big, and that means a larger canvas provided for functions without crowding the dial. For example, the Marius Lecoultre pocket watch — made circa 1890 — does everything but uncork your wine.
In the late 1800s, the open-face pocket watch became a staple on the American railroad. It was a requirement for railway workers to wear a pocket watch, as the timepieces were responsible for keeping conductors on schedule. This was a boon to the watchmaking industry, with companies like Hamilton, the Elgin National Watch Company and the Waltham Watch Company producing high-grade and workingman’s watches.
By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch. Suddenly, if you wanted to know the time, you merely glanced at your wrist. But given their vintage charm and our general appetite for good design, pocket watches are a piece of statement-making jewelry and today can prove complementary to your formal attire in a manner that is stylish and unconventional.
Let time take its course — browse a vast selection of antique and vintage pocket watches available on 1stDibs designed by legendary brands such as IWC, Cartier and more.
Questions About Elgin
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021It depends on the materials that the watches are made with, the significance of the model and the year of production. Railroad pocket watches can range from $200 to $5000.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Some Elgin watches can be worth as much as $5,000 because of their make, model and age. In most cases, though, Elgin watches sell in the $200-$500 range.
- Are Elgin watches valuable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 17, 2024Yes, Elgin watches are valuable. The American watchmaker’s timepieces are widely favored by collectors all over the world. Watch lovers won’t likely pay more than a few hundred dollars for a vintage model, while rare Elgin timepieces, especially Art Deco-era wristwatches sporting gold cases, will fetch much higher sums. Whether or not an antique Elgin watch is a good investment, however, will depend upon factors such as rarity, condition, materials and more.
The Elgin National Watch Company was founded in Elgin, Illinois, in 1864 and was at one time the largest manufacturer of watches in the United States. In 1867, Elgin introduced its first watch — a pocket watch.
In the late 1800s, the open-face pocket watch became a staple on the American railroad. It was a requirement for railway workers to wear a pocket watch, as the timepieces were responsible for keeping conductors on schedule. This was a boon to the watchmaking industry, with companies like Hamilton, Elgin and the Waltham Watch Company producing high-grade and workingman’s watches. So-called “railroad watches” were among the finest watches of the era, and Elgin railroad watches are coveted today by watch enthusiasts.
As vintage watches of all kinds are making a comeback — even watchmakers such as Patek Philippe, Breitling and Omega are reissuing mid-century models — Elgin watches are in high demand on the secondary market.
At 1stDibs, we believe in buying what you love. Our shopping experience enables discovery and learning, whether you are a seasoned connoisseur or just beginning your collection. Buyers should keep in mind that the value of any investment is subject to fluctuation, and any investment decisions should be made according to the guidance of a financial advisor.
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