We entered the relevant serial numbers in an online database, which returned the following information:

Elgin pocket watch movement:

Manufacturer: Elgin

Manufacturer Location: Elgin, Illinois

Movement Serial Number: 6561192

Grade: 130

Model: 1

Class: 60

Estimated Production Year: 1897

Run Quantity: 1,000

Grade/Model Run: 5 of 31

Total Production: 45,000

Size: 0s

Jewels: 15j

Jewel Setting: Screw-Set

Movement Configuration: Hunting

Movement Finish: Nickel

Movement Setting: Pendant

Plate: 3/4 Plate

Barrel: Going

Train: Quick

Regulator: Plain

Standard Dial Type: Single-Sunk

Adjusted: No

Railroad Grade: No

U.S. Patents: 77078

Data Research: 1896 Elgin Serial List, 1904 Elgin Serial List, 1915 Elgin Serial List, 1927/1950 Elgin Serial List

Case: Various

Registry Population: 4 (0.40%)

Database Version: v49.391

Essex Superior pocket watch case:

Serial no. 646087

14k/25yr gold-filled

Pre-owned. In non-working condition. The crystal is missing. The ring that goes around the face is present but unattached.

From the estate of our Uncle Paul, born in 1927, who collected all kinds of things in Denver, Colorado, from the mid-1950s until his untimely death in the mid-1980s. It’s going to take us a LONG time to liquidate the estate, so we invite you to keep watching for our listings.