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IMPOSSIBLE FIND! NOS 1928 Elgin Pocket Watch, Ship Box, Case, Tag, Movement Tin
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Description Condition: New with tags: A brand-new, unused, and unworn item (including handmade items) in the original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Elgin Serial Number: 31236518 Closure: Half Hunter Number of Jewels: 7 Jewels Features: 12-Hour Dial Pocket Watch Size: 12s Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding) Model: Model 2 Grade 301 MPN: NA Country/Region of Manufacture: United States UPC: NA
The Impossible Estate Find!'A True 1928 Time Capsule'NOS 1928 Elgin Model 2Grade 301 12S Pocket Watchwith the Original Elgin Slip Boxand the Original Elgin Movement Tin Including the Original Jas. Boss Keystone Half Hunter Case w/Perfect Glass Crystal and the Original Jas. Boss Cardboard TagAn impossible estate find that has been preserved for the last 89 years! Completely undisturbed Elgin movement along with the intended case that were never put together. The Elgin movement shows no oxidation, corrosion of any kind. The gold tin it was stored in looks like someone just shipped it. The Jas. Boss cardboard hang tag still in magnificent condition hanging from the beautiful Gold Plated Hunter Case. Belongs in a museum! The serial numbers on the movement correspond exactly to the serial numbers on the Elgin box. The movement and case were kept together for decades until finally winding up in the hands of a wealthy watch collector, whose estate sale encompassed over 500 rare, highly collectible pieces in Illinois a few years ago. Astutely, the man decided to never put them together, opting instead in keeping them exactly as he had purchased them. Should the movement ever be put inside that Jas. Boss case? In our opinion, no. Everything is perfectly preserved new, even though nearing a century in age. The dial has no hairlines. The 12 hour Arabic Dial Numerals still glisten new since they have seldom been exposed to any outside elements. The glass crystal on the case doesn't have a single distracting mark. The old adage ' You're Only New Once' applies here. In 1928 Calvin Coolidge was President (1923-1929), having run on the campaign slogan of 'Keep Cool with Coolidge'. The Roaring Twenties had been a time of enormous wealth building. Stock markets, buoyed by credit, margin buying, rose so fast, many people made fortunes seemingly overnight. The unemployment rate was a mere 4.2%. The emergence of credit along with the surge in automobile production (to the detriment of rail travel) allowed people to suddenly move to the suburbs. Americans had more free time on their hands and the sports teams were one of many venues that benefited. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig tied the AL that season, each with 142 RBI's. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris had not even been born yet. Clara Bow and John Gilbert were 2 of Hollywood's biggest 'players' (not until later were they addressed as stars, as this was the era of the Silent Films). Gilbert was under MGM contract at $10,000 per week. Money was flowing as easily as those Hollywood gin baths. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton had the public howling in laughter with their comedic antics on celluloid.The newly wealthy could be seen driving Jordan Playboys, Auburns, Pierce Arrows, Stutz Bearcats or Packards. Ford had introduced its all new Model A. Many of those beautiful machines were later melted down in the great scrap drive of WW2.In the midst of the 'Roaring Twenties' with unprecedented wealth building, an unknown jeweler ordered in this Elgin movement and Jas. Boss case. Somehow, for some mysterious reason, it was not only never put together but was also carefully preserved all through the Great Depression, WW2, Korean War, the Post WW2 Economic American resurgence etc. clear up until now. Did the great Stock Market Crash of '29 wipe the jeweler out? Who kept the Elgin and Jas. Boss Case together so perfectly preserved? We'll probably never know that 89 year old mystery.Time Capsules are rare. The opportunity to own one even rarer. Now is one of those times. Specifics of Elgin Model 2, Grade 301Pendant winding and setting. Seven jewels settings, comprised of Ruby balance jewels. Exposed pallet stones. Double roller escapement. Cut expansion balance. Breguet hair spring with polished regulator. Exposed winding wheels. Patent recoiling click and self-locking setting device. Dust ring. Sunk second dial. Plates demaskeened.
Description
| Condition: | New with tags: A brand-new, unused, and unworn item (including handmade items) in the original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Elgin |
| Serial Number: | 31236518 | Closure: | Half Hunter |
| Number of Jewels: | 7 Jewels | Features: | 12-Hour Dial |
| Pocket Watch Size: | 12s | Movement: | Mechanical (Hand-winding) |
| Model: | Model 2 Grade 301 | MPN: | NA |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States | UPC: | NA |
The Impossible Estate Find!'A True 1928 Time Capsule'NOS 1928 Elgin Model 2Grade 301 12S Pocket Watchwith the Original Elgin Slip Boxand the Original Elgin Movement Tin Including the Original Jas. Boss Keystone Half Hunter Case w/Perfect Glass Crystal and the Original Jas. Boss Cardboard TagAn impossible estate find that has been preserved for the last 89 years! Completely undisturbed Elgin movement along with the intended case that were never put together. The Elgin movement shows no oxidation, corrosion of any kind. The gold tin it was stored in looks like someone just shipped it. The Jas. Boss cardboard hang tag still in magnificent condition hanging from the beautiful Gold Plated Hunter Case. Belongs in a museum! The serial numbers on the movement correspond exactly to the serial numbers on the Elgin box. The movement and case were kept together for decades until finally winding up in the hands of a wealthy watch collector, whose estate sale encompassed over 500 rare, highly collectible pieces in Illinois a few years ago. Astutely, the man decided to never put them together, opting instead in keeping them exactly as he had purchased them. Should the movement ever be put inside that Jas. Boss case? In our opinion, no. Everything is perfectly preserved new, even though nearing a century in age. The dial has no hairlines. The 12 hour Arabic Dial Numerals still glisten new since they have seldom been exposed to any outside elements. The glass crystal on the case doesn't have a single distracting mark. The old adage ' You're Only New Once' applies here. In 1928 Calvin Coolidge was President (1923-1929), having run on the campaign slogan of 'Keep Cool with Coolidge'. The Roaring Twenties had been a time of enormous wealth building. Stock markets, buoyed by credit, margin buying, rose so fast, many people made fortunes seemingly overnight. The unemployment rate was a mere 4.2%. The emergence of credit along with the surge in automobile production (to the detriment of rail travel) allowed people to suddenly move to the suburbs. Americans had more free time on their hands and the sports teams were one of many venues that benefited. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig tied the AL that season, each with 142 RBI's. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris had not even been born yet. Clara Bow and John Gilbert were 2 of Hollywood's biggest 'players' (not until later were they addressed as stars, as this was the era of the Silent Films). Gilbert was under MGM contract at $10,000 per week. Money was flowing as easily as those Hollywood gin baths. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton had the public howling in laughter with their comedic antics on celluloid.The newly wealthy could be seen driving Jordan Playboys, Auburns, Pierce Arrows, Stutz Bearcats or Packards. Ford had introduced its all new Model A. Many of those beautiful machines were later melted down in the great scrap drive of WW2.In the midst of the 'Roaring Twenties' with unprecedented wealth building, an unknown jeweler ordered in this Elgin movement and Jas. Boss case. Somehow, for some mysterious reason, it was not only never put together but was also carefully preserved all through the Great Depression, WW2, Korean War, the Post WW2 Economic American resurgence etc. clear up until now. Did the great Stock Market Crash of '29 wipe the jeweler out? Who kept the Elgin and Jas. Boss Case together so perfectly preserved? We'll probably never know that 89 year old mystery.Time Capsules are rare. The opportunity to own one even rarer. Now is one of those times. Specifics of Elgin Model 2, Grade 301Pendant winding and setting. Seven jewels settings, comprised of Ruby balance jewels. Exposed pallet stones. Double roller escapement. Cut expansion balance. Breguet hair spring with polished regulator. Exposed winding wheels. Patent recoiling click and self-locking setting device. Dust ring. Sunk second dial. Plates demaskeened.