The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130626   Message #3356724
Posted By: Will Fly
29-May-12 - 07:05 AM
Thread Name: BS: Old Pocket Watches
Subject: RE: BS: Old Pocket Watches
Ladies and Gents... presenting... an Elgin 18s open face pocket watch from 1902:

Face

Movement

I picked this up at an online auction house in Bath (Gardiner Houlgate) for £75 last week, and it arrived this morning. Like all these things, you see one photo - it's not like eBay - ask the auction house if it's working, bid and hope for the best!

Anyways, it's working beautifully and keeping good time so far. It's in superb condition for a watch that's 110 years old - and what a weight! It's the first 18s watch I've acquired and it's a heavy bugger!