Black Dial

c.1882 Elgin National Watch Co. Interchangeable Grade 90 with Black Inverse Dial

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin

c.1882 Elgin National Watch Co. Interchangeable Grade 90 with Black Inverse Dial #941219: Black Dial c.1882 Elgin National Watch Co. Interchangeable Grade 90 with Black Inverse Dial #941219: Movement The Elgin factory originally reserved a block of one thousand serial numbers for the production of...

Black Enamel Dials on Pocket Watches

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Elgin Nat’l Watch Co. Black Enamel Double-Sunk Dial, c.1885. While uncommon, black enamel dials were offered on American pocket watches as early as the 1870s. The deep black enamel.