Pictured:"The Wells Dial" - Elgin Watch Co. Grade 149 - 18-Size, Model 2, 21 Jewels, c.1900, Serial No. 8489005. This unique dial exhibits one of the first attempts to indicate.
The Elgin National Watch Company implemented an extensive system of classes to represent the quality of finish applied to material for each particular grade. This classification system also facilitated the.
Similar to the Elgin Grade 155 that we studied recently, the Grade 156 features the same winding and setting mechanism patented by Charles P. Corliss in 1897. This video shows.
Elgin Watch Co. Grade 156 - 16-Size, Model 6, 21 Jewels, c.1909, Serial No. 13504069. The Elgin Grade 156 represents one of the finest 16-Size watches offered by the Elgin.
Until 1888, all 16-Size grades offered by the Elgin National Watch Company were exclusively lever-set. As the market began trending toward the convenience of pendant-set watches, Elgin responded with the.
As master model maker at the Elgin National Watch Company, Charles P. Corliss worked on a variety of prototypes and experimental pieces. A patent issued to Corliss in April 1886.
