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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...

Elgin National Watch Company: Grade 91

By Nathan Moore

Elgin Grade 91 movement behind the dial featured in yesterday’s post. While factory records list a single run of 1,000 serial numbers designated for the Grade 91, it is estimated.

Dials , Elgin , Factory Finishing , History , Production , Trends

Trend Progression of Arabic Numerals on American Watch Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Early Arabic Dial on Elgin Interchangeable Movement, c.1885. Until the 1880s, watch dials manufactured in the United States almost exclusively featured Roman Numeral hourly indicators. Not only was this.