Elgin Grade 324

The grade 324 ladies pocketwatch movement is a 0 size, 7 jewel product. It's also sometimes found as an early wristwatch. This example was made about 1906. 

Elgin Grade 318

Elgin's grade 318 is a small, 0 size, 15 jewel, movement. 

This one, made about 1905, is in a hunter case with a broken off and missing cover. The thicker open face type of crystal has been installed to made the watch usable.

I have seen two or three watches like this over the years.

Elgin Grade 222

Elgin's grade 222 is a 0 size movement, with 7 jewels. This example was made about 1901 and features a gold filled hunter case in outstanding condition. 

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Elhin Grade 312

The grade grade 312 Elgin movement is a 16 size, 15 jewel, design.

This one was made about 1914.  

This is a hunter case movement installed in an open-face case. That places the winding arbor at 3:00. These are commonly referred to as side-winders.

There is nothing necessarily "incorrect" about this, it's quite common with antique American watches.

Most American watch companies sold bare movements only, and in most instances did not even make watch cases. The watch cases were selected and purchased separately by the original buyer. So the case type watches are found with is really a matter of personal preference, and likely price and availability too.

Elgin Grade 88

Elgin's grade 88 is an 18 size, 11 jewel movement.

This example was made about 1883. 

What is the September Equinox?

On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, the day and night will be of an almost equal length, everywhere on Earth. This is the fall Equinox, marking the end of summer and the beginning of fall, in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, this September event marks the beginning of Spring and so is called the Vernal, or Spring, Equinox.

The Equinox is actually a specific moment, not an all day event. It occurs at the exact time the Sun crosses the celestial equator; the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s Equator. At this instant, the Earth's rotational axis is neither tilted away from nor towards the Sun.

This year the moment of Equinox is 08:22 UTC. This means that it actually happened on September 22nd in places that at at least nine hours behind UTC, including parts of Alaska.