“Elgin, The Watchword for Elegance and Efficiency.”
Elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end, produced their first wristwatch around 1910, leading most other American watch companies by many years.
ELGIN De Luxe Ref. 5511A U.S.A. Made Watch
This very nice timepiece is a vintage Elgin DeLuxe mechanical wristwatch, reference 5511A and dated from 1946.
It is a manual-winding watch with an original Elgin movement grade 558, size 15/0s, 17 jewels, sub-second hand, U.S.A. made.
Still the original and in almost perfect condition, it has a BEAUTIFUL gold dial with bold Roman Numerals and gold dots, also the original blue steel matching hands. The sub-second hand is located at 6. The dial is signed with the Elgin name and "DeLuxe" on top.
Cased in 23x27.4mm tonneau shape case and fancy lug design, all in 10K yellow gold filled.
Like the original in the 1940’s, this watch is coming with a leather strap, a new old stock brown textured two-piece strap.
After 70 years, this watch it is a very attractive looking watch, it is in good condition! Runs very well, keeps good time!
Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact us with any question, or respectful offers.
Movement: Elgin U.S.A. 17 Jewels Serial Number L408789 Cal. Grade 558
Case Back Signed: Cased & Timed By Elgin National Watch Co. 10K Gold Filled Wadsworth E687259
Measurements (mm): Case Diameter: 23x27.4 Case Diameter w/Crown: 24.3 Case Lug to Lug: 36.6 Case Thickness: 9 Lug Width: 15 Band Width: 15
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
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The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended. Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have. It will be carefully packed.
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