Elgin Bw Raymond Pocket Watch

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Elgin bw raymond pocket watch. Raymond elgin named the b w. The movement is excellent. Raymond pocket watch after benjamin wright raymond the company s founder. Raymond for benjamin wright raymond.

Made in elgin illinois. The elgin national watch company was founded in 1864 in elgin illinois as the national watch company and some of the organizers were later to become the some of the biggest names in the american watch industry. The american made movement signed b w. Raymond the watch was exquisite.

This heavy pocket watch features a silveroid keystone open face sidewinder case. Elgin pocket watch railroad grade b w. Vintage elgin 21 jewel b. Founded in 1864 in elgin illinois just as the american civil war was coming to an end the company released its first watch to the market in 1867 an 18 sized bw raymond railroad grade pocket watch which took six months to complete and sold for a whopping 117 several years ago it was purchased at auction by the city of elgin for 15 000.

This was a genuine railroad watch approved for use on us lines. Elgin produced watches until around 1968. Raymond railroad pocket watch. After a year of designing and building the lathes and machines to achieve seemingly impossible levels of precision a team of watchmakers and mechanical engineers produced their first pocket watch movement named for mayor b w.

Currier otis hoyt and charles h. Raymond line of pocket watches was named after elgin s first president former two term mayor of chicago and a director of the galena chicago union railroad. For 100 years elgin reserve the designation for their high end movements. Elgin national watch company was born.

The movement is 21 jewels with gold jewel setting micrometer regulator adjusted 5 positions and marked b. Raymond pocket watch railroad grade 478. This elgin railroad grade 571 model bw raymond is an elgin watch company top of the line offering. Folks we have a special offering for your consideration this pristine elgin railroad pocket watch circa 1954.

Elgin continued to produce railroad grade pocket watches almost to.