Elgin Serial Number 5979805

***Still in working condition!***

Elgin serial number 5979805 is a grade 136, 16 size, 15 jewels, made about 1895. Hunter case movement (this applies to the movement, no the case the watch happens to be in). Three-quarter plate design. Lever set.

For information about Elgin's grade, class and model numbers, click here.

When looking at photos of pocketwatches here and elsewhere online, you may or may not see watches that outwardly appear like yours.

This is because the watch movement, inside, and the case do not go together in any way. Elgin never made pocketwatch cases. In those days, the common practice was that a customer would pick out a movement and a case separately at the shop and the watchmaker or jeweler would assemble them together. Also, for early wristwatches, there is no distinction in the movement. A small watch may be cased either way, as a pocketwatch or a wristwatch. So the outside of these watches just reflects the selection of the original buyer, or a case a watch has been moved to over its history. Keep this in mind when comparing your watch to others.

Grade: 136

Size: 16

Jewels: 15

Year: 1895

Class: 26

Model: 3

Finish: Nickel damaskeening

Adjusted: Unknown

Barrel: Going Barrel

Named for: None

Rate: 18,000 bph (beats per hour)