Elgin Yellow Gold Filled 1940s

Creator: Elgin
Case Material: Gold-filled
Movement: Manual Wind
Style: Art Deco
Place of Origin: United States
Period: 1940-1949
Date of Manufacture: 1940s
Condition: Excellent Wear consistent with age and use. It is worth noting that this watch only had a 12-month warranty when it was new. However, we are so confident of our workmanship and team that we offer an 18-month warranty on all our watches, even those over 100 years old.


FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tonneau Shape
METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled
CIRCA / YEAR: 1940s
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 36mm X Width 27mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels / Caliber 10 1/2 LIGNE
DIAL / HANDS: Factory Original Silvered Dial with Gilt Arabic Numeral Markers / Gilt Hands
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 16mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
This is a "vault find" watch, it has been locked up for nearly 50 years, which means it needs a service. We will give it a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker as part of the purchase price before it is shipped out to you. This will delay shipping for a few days of course.
This is a classic by the legendary American house of Elgin, from Elgin Illinois. The watch is entirely original and will keep excellent dependable time. By the way, the tonneau, or barrel shaped watch was first created by Louis Cartier in France around 1914. He saw barrels on the docks in Marseille and realized it would be a perfect shape for a watch. Hence, the name tonneau, French for barrel. Cartier was one of the first designers to "stylize" basic things around him. He looked at them and re-interpreted them by exaggeration, extension and "stylization." This is Elgins interpretation of Cartiers original design.

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