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Elgin B.W. Raymond Railroad Pocket Watch 14K Rose Gold Case 21-Jewel Movt CA1925
Estimated price for orientation: 1 875 $
Category: Antique
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Description Age: Vintage (1920-1970) Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Brand: Elgin Country Made: USA Case Material: Rose Gold Model: B.W. Raymond Closure: Open Face Serial Number: 28,961,064 Features: Arabic Numerals, 16 Size Case, 21 Jewel Movement, Railroad Grade
14K Gold 16-Size 21-Jewel B.W. Raymond Railroad Pocket Watch for the Man
U.S.; Elgin; Man’s; Serial #28,961,064; Circa: 1925
CASE: The 14K rose gold #5,551,743 16-size case features floral decorations and is signed “Keystone.”
DIAL: This white porcelain single sunk displays Arabic numerals, spade hands, and is signed “Elgin.”
MOVT: This 21-jewel #28,961,064 lever-set movement with lever escapement, is nickel, with a ¾ plate layout, and is signed.
C 2 (The case is in perfect condition.)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition.)
M 2 (The movement is in perfect condition.)
R 8 ½(Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare.)
Experts Opinion: What a clean sharp watch. This is one of the nicest we have to offer. Plenty of gold here!AI-171-15
WATCH CASE SIZES
16 Size = 45-49MM Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements
Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads. Jewel Count
Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies.
7 JEWEL WATCHES. 7-Jewel watches have: two hole jewels - one at each end of the balance staff; two cap jewels - one at each end of the balance staff one roller jewel; and two pallet jewels. 9-11-13 JEWEL WATCHES. These have the 7 jewels mentioned in 7 jewel watches. In most American watches, 9,11 and 13 jewel watches the extra jewels (the other half) are in the top plate not in the pillar plate. So 11 jewel watches look like 15-jewel watches. 15 JEWEL WATCHES. These watches have the 11 jewels found in 11 jewel watches, with the addition of the following: two hole jewels - one at each end of the third-wheel; and two hole jewels - one at each end of the fourth-wheel staff. Note: There are some 16-Jewel Movements. 17 JEWEL WATCHES. The 15 Jewels in 15-Jewel watches are used with the addition of two hold jewels - one at each end of the center wheel pinion. 19 JEWEL WATCHES. In these watches the jewels are distributed as in the 17-jewel watch, with the addition of two hole jewels - one for each pivot of the barrel mainspring. 21 JEWEL WATCHES. The jewels in these are distributed as in the 17-jeweled grade, with the addition of two cap jewels (Usually 2 at pallet arbor and 2 at excape wheel) a few have 2 jewels for the barrel. 3/4 Plate Layout
The 3/4 plate and the balance cock are flush and about 1/4 of a full plate is cut out to allow for the balance, thus the 3/4 plate. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net
Description
| Age: | Vintage (1920-1970) | Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding |
| Brand: | Elgin | Country Made: | USA |
| Case Material: | Rose Gold | Model: | B.W. Raymond |
| Closure: | Open Face | Serial Number: | 28,961,064 |
| Features: | Arabic Numerals, 16 Size Case, 21 Jewel Movement, Railroad Grade |
U.S.; Elgin; Man’s; Serial #28,961,064; Circa: 1925
CASE: The 14K rose gold #5,551,743 16-size case features floral decorations and is signed “Keystone.”
DIAL: This white porcelain single sunk displays Arabic numerals, spade hands, and is signed “Elgin.”
MOVT: This 21-jewel #28,961,064 lever-set movement with lever escapement, is nickel, with a ¾ plate layout, and is signed.
C 2 (The case is in perfect condition.)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition.)
M 2 (The movement is in perfect condition.)
R 8 ½(Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare.)
Experts Opinion: What a clean sharp watch. This is one of the nicest we have to offer. Plenty of gold here!AI-171-15
WATCH CASE SIZES
16 Size = 45-49MM Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements
Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads. Jewel Count
Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies.
7 JEWEL WATCHES. 7-Jewel watches have: two hole jewels - one at each end of the balance staff; two cap jewels - one at each end of the balance staff one roller jewel; and two pallet jewels. 9-11-13 JEWEL WATCHES. These have the 7 jewels mentioned in 7 jewel watches. In most American watches, 9,11 and 13 jewel watches the extra jewels (the other half) are in the top plate not in the pillar plate. So 11 jewel watches look like 15-jewel watches. 15 JEWEL WATCHES. These watches have the 11 jewels found in 11 jewel watches, with the addition of the following: two hole jewels - one at each end of the third-wheel; and two hole jewels - one at each end of the fourth-wheel staff. Note: There are some 16-Jewel Movements. 17 JEWEL WATCHES. The 15 Jewels in 15-Jewel watches are used with the addition of two hold jewels - one at each end of the center wheel pinion. 19 JEWEL WATCHES. In these watches the jewels are distributed as in the 17-jewel watch, with the addition of two hole jewels - one for each pivot of the barrel mainspring. 21 JEWEL WATCHES. The jewels in these are distributed as in the 17-jeweled grade, with the addition of two cap jewels (Usually 2 at pallet arbor and 2 at excape wheel) a few have 2 jewels for the barrel. 3/4 Plate Layout
The 3/4 plate and the balance cock are flush and about 1/4 of a full plate is cut out to allow for the balance, thus the 3/4 plate. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net