Elgintime Vintage Horological: Elgin Grade 286

Elgin Grade 286

This grade 286 was made about 1906. It has a well worn open-face case, but the deep decorative engraving has survived just fine,

It is a 6 size, 7 jewel movement.

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Unknown said...: I have the same watch 16535111 7 Jewels with Illinois watch case Back 0526073 with LS525 scratched into back of the case and LS 7-20-42 scratched in also. The outside Ring case LWC)) Base Metal I am guessing silver plated or nickel nice and shiny crystal cracked second hand missing. would it be worth fixing or sell? Steve; February 9, 2013 at 1:52 PM
elgintime said...: I'm not an appraiser, but I can say that the value varies greatly depending on many details of the watch, and especially the material and condition of the case. With a few exceptions, the value of Elgin watches is not very high, simply because they made so many of them and most models are not terribly rare. A good way to get an idea is to browse on eBay. If you have an account on eBay you can search completed auctions and see real prices people have paid. Prices tend to bid up quite a lot at the last minute so the current price of open auctions is less informative. Most of the watches I work on are important to the owner's family and so their value is subjective however. Whether or not it is worth the repair is something only you can say.

Hand scratches codes inside a watch are watchmakers' marks left by persons that serviced the watch. These codes only had meaning to the person that made them.; February 9, 2013 at 2:28 PM

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The watch came today works great, it`s neat to hear it run. I wonder how long its been since it ran, my great grandfather who owned the watch died in 1925. I want thank you for bringing it back to life
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