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1917 WWI Elgin Trench Watch, RED 12 Enamel Military Dial, GIANT 38mm Size 6s
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Description Condition: Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Waltham Style: Military Gender: Men's Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920 Features: Serviced, Running Strong, New Mainspring, New Glass Crystal, Enamel RED 12 Military Dial, Philadelphia Silverode Case, Black Leather Strap, GIANT Size 6s Trench Watch, 7 Jewels, 38mm Case Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Age: Antique (pre 1920) Display: Analog Type: Military Band Material: Leather Warranty: No Warranty
Your will receive a FREE signed copy of my latest book, "Waltham Trench Watches of the Great War" with this purchase!Be sure to pick up a copy of my first book "Elgin Trench Watches of the Great War".Up for sale today is an exceptionally beautiful and extremely desirable 38mm GIANT Size 6s WWI Elgin RED 12 Trench Watch that features a seven movement that dates back to 1917! This is one of the MOST sought after American trench watches from the Great War! I've only seen eight GIANT Size 6s Elgin RED 12 Trench Watches over the past nine years, these are VERY hard to come by in any RED 12 font style. An identical watch of this style can be seen on page 42 of my first book "Elgin Trench Watches of the Great War". This absolutely remarkable piece of American craftsmanship is in SUPERB condition and has been beautifully restored! Our Great Grandfather's knew how to make things that would last for generations! This trench watch is an incredible 100 years old! The movement was just completely taken apart and serviced on 5-2-2017 and a brand new mainspring has also been installed. It's in superb running condition and keeping excellent time. This watch has been tested on a professional timegraph 5000 Machine for accuracy so rest assured! Take another look at picture number three again, the movement is clean as a whistle and stunning in it's detailed beauty! I'm sure that you have noticed by now that this is not your ordinary trench watch case by a long shot! This is a GIANT 38mm silverode trench watch case that was manufactured by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company, circa 1917. This case is highly prized by collectors for its beauty and design features, especially its very large size. The case back and bezel both snap together crisply, just as they should. The case has been nicely hand polished, it now has a lustrous finish once again and looks simply fantastic! This watch is simply incredible! The enamel dial on this trench watch is among the most desirable that Elgin ever produced, the size 6s Arabic RED 12 military dial! The dial features a bright white face, Arabic numerals, outer minute markers, the correct thick blue steel hands for this dial, a sub-second at 6 o'clock, signed ELGIN USA near the center with the RED 12 at the top. The dial is in superb condition without any hairline cracks! This historic and iconic American trench watch has been fitted with a 16mm black leather strap that absolutely makes the watch! Very high quality strap! Take a look at picture number two again, this watch looks stunning on the wrist! The strap will fit a wrist up to about 8 inches and has a matching silver tone buckle. It will have a bit of wear on it because I seriously could not resist wearing this one for a few days, can you blame me? It's kind of like Ferris Bueller and that Ferrari, if you had access to one would you just leave it in a garage? I think not! Here are the movement details: 1917 Elgin, 7 jewels, size 6s, serial number 20409113, grade 286. They just don't make them like this anymore! The case measures 41mm lug to lug, 38mm without the crown with a nice and wide 16mm lug diameter. A brand new glass crystal was just installed just UV cement and a UV curing machine. I also installed a brand new inner sleeve on the crown tube, it now has a nice firm pop, just as it should. This watch is ready to be worn and shown off, it will surely get noticed! I put a lot of time and effort into this Elgin, I'm sure that you will appreciate the quality and quantity of work that has been done. Solid old World craftsmanship at it's finest! You would be seriously hard pressed to find a finer example of this 1917 GIANT SIZE 6s WWI Elgin RED 12 Trench Watch, or even another one for that matter. This one sets the bar!All watches being shipped Domestically and Internationally will be shipped in a hard shell watch gift box from now on for the MAXIMUM amount of protection during shipment.All of my stock is not listed here on ebay, looking for something special? Drop me a line. You MUST have a PayPal account ! ! ! I spend hours, days, weeks and sometimes months searching the globe to bring you the most unique and rare Elgins and Walthams. I specialize in the most desirable and collectible timepieces like black dials, RED 12 dials, military dials, trench cases, wire lugs, scrolled cases, solid gold cases, sterling cases and offset crowns most with high jewel counts. All of my watches will be dated pre-1940. If you like what you see please mark me as one of your favorites as I usually list watches on a weekly basis. The watch will ship within 3 days of cleared payment. If you are using the "buy it now" feature payment must be made at the time of purchase. If this is an auction listing payment is expected within 3 days when the auction ends, if not the item will be re-listed and ebay will be notified of non-payment. I only accept paypal. All of the above listed item(s) will ship "AS IS". I will not accept returns. Please look closely at the pictures because you will get exactly what you see once you pay for it. Any and all import duty, taxes and customs fees are the sole responsibility of the buyer. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will answer to the best of my ability. Thanks for looking and good luck ! Although vintage watches may be working on a bench test or in the pictures used to describe the item, they probably have not been used for many decades and need be serviced by a professional watchmaker to ensure optimal performance, unless otherwise stated. Overseas buyers and other buyers outside of the United States should be aware that high altitude flights can have an adverse effect on oils inside a vintage watch and should be serviced upon delivery. No guarantees given about future reliability or timekeeping. Check out my other auctions! I will have many more watches that will be up for bid over the next weeks ! ! ! Thanks for looking! LiteRustyFan
Description
| Condition: | Pre-owned: An item that has been used or worn previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Waltham |
| Style: | Military | Gender: | Men's |
| Year of Manufacture: | Pre-1920 | Features: | Serviced, Running Strong, New Mainspring, New Glass Crystal, Enamel RED 12 Military Dial, Philadelphia Silverode Case, Black Leather Strap, GIANT Size 6s Trench Watch, 7 Jewels, 38mm Case |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States | Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding |
| Age: | Antique (pre 1920) | Display: | Analog |
| Type: | Military | Band Material: | Leather |
| Warranty: | No Warranty |
Your will receive a FREE signed copy of my latest book, "Waltham Trench Watches of the Great War" with this purchase!
Be sure to pick up a copy of my first book "Elgin Trench Watches of the Great War".
Up for sale today is an exceptionally beautiful and extremely desirable 38mm GIANT Size 6s WWI Elgin RED 12 Trench Watch that features a seven movement that dates back to 1917! This is one of the MOST sought after American trench watches from the Great War! I've only seen eight GIANT Size 6s Elgin RED 12 Trench Watches over the past nine years, these are VERY hard to come by in any RED 12 font style. An identical watch of this style can be seen on page 42 of my first book "Elgin Trench Watches of the Great War". This absolutely remarkable piece of American craftsmanship is in SUPERB condition and has been beautifully restored! Our Great Grandfather's knew how to make things that would last for generations! This trench watch is an incredible 100 years old! The movement was just completely taken apart and serviced on 5-2-2017 and a brand new mainspring has also been installed. It's in superb running condition and keeping excellent time. This watch has been tested on a professional timegraph 5000 Machine for accuracy so rest assured! Take another look at picture number three again, the movement is clean as a whistle and stunning in it's detailed beauty! I'm sure that you have noticed by now that this is not your ordinary trench watch case by a long shot! This is a GIANT 38mm silverode trench watch case that was manufactured by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company, circa 1917. This case is highly prized by collectors for its beauty and design features, especially its very large size. The case back and bezel both snap together crisply, just as they should. The case has been nicely hand polished, it now has a lustrous finish once again and looks simply fantastic! This watch is simply incredible! The enamel dial on this trench watch is among the most desirable that Elgin ever produced, the size 6s Arabic RED 12 military dial! The dial features a bright white face, Arabic numerals, outer minute markers, the correct thick blue steel hands for this dial, a sub-second at 6 o'clock, signed ELGIN USA near the center with the RED 12 at the top. The dial is in superb condition without any hairline cracks! This historic and iconic American trench watch has been fitted with a 16mm black leather strap that absolutely makes the watch! Very high quality strap! Take a look at picture number two again, this watch looks stunning on the wrist! The strap will fit a wrist up to about 8 inches and has a matching silver tone buckle. It will have a bit of wear on it because I seriously could not resist wearing this one for a few days, can you blame me? It's kind of like Ferris Bueller and that Ferrari, if you had access to one would you just leave it in a garage? I think not! Here are the movement details: 1917 Elgin, 7 jewels, size 6s, serial number 20409113, grade 286. They just don't make them like this anymore! The case measures 41mm lug to lug, 38mm without the crown with a nice and wide 16mm lug diameter. A brand new glass crystal was just installed just UV cement and a UV curing machine. I also installed a brand new inner sleeve on the crown tube, it now has a nice firm pop, just as it should. This watch is ready to be worn and shown off, it will surely get noticed! I put a lot of time and effort into this Elgin, I'm sure that you will appreciate the quality and quantity of work that has been done. Solid old World craftsmanship at it's finest! You would be seriously hard pressed to find a finer example of this 1917 GIANT SIZE 6s WWI Elgin RED 12 Trench Watch, or even another one for that matter. This one sets the bar!
All watches being shipped Domestically and Internationally will be shipped in a hard shell watch gift box from now on for the MAXIMUM amount of protection during shipment.