Elgin B.W. Raymond Grade 240 Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1910
This open-face pocket watch was manufactured by the Elgin National Watch Company and is dated to 1910 by the source. The source reports that the piece is fitted with an 18-size, 19-jewel Grade 240, Model 8 manual-winding movement featuring lever setting, adjusted to temperature, isochronism, and six positions under serial number 14494291.
It is housed in a 52.5 mm 10K yellow gold-filled screw-back case bearing serial number 6005497. The white enamel dial is styled with bold Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, a 40-hour up/down power reserve indicator below 12 o'clock, and a subsidiary seconds display at 6 o'clock.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face railroad pocket watch
- Jewels
- 19
- Case Size
- 52.5 mm
- Case Material
- 10K yellow gold filled
- Place recorded
- United States
- Movement Caliber
- Grade 240
- Case Serial Number
- 6005497
- Maker / attribution
- Elgin
- Movement Serial Number
- 14494291
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial displaying bold black Arabic hour numerals and a perimeter minute chapter. • Up/down power reserve subdial at the 12 o'clock position calibrated to 40 hours with 'DN' and 'UP' indicators. • Blued steel spade hands and blued subsidiary indicator hands. • Yellow gold-tone open-face pocket watch case with top-winding crown and bow.
- Case Construction
- The case is catalogued as a 10K yellow gold-filled round open-face case with a screw bezel and a screw back. The case size is listed as 52.5 mm, expanding to 64.5 mm including the crown, with an overall thickness of 15.4 mm. Although the inner case back is not visible in the provided photograph, the seller records internal markings reading 'Warranted - 10 years - 6005497'.
- Dial and Visual Presentation
- The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with bold black Arabic hour numerals and a perimeter minute chapter. Time is indicated by blued steel spade hands, accompanied by a small-seconds subdial at 6 o'clock and an up/down power reserve indicator below the 12 o'clock position. The power reserve dial is calibrated to 40 hours with 'DN' and 'UP' indicators. The dial is set within an open-face yellow gold-tone case fitted with a top-winding crown and bow.
- Reported Movement and Configuration
- According to the seller's listing, the watch houses a manual-winding Elgin B.W. Raymond movement, catalogued as caliber Grade 240, Model 8, Class 91, 19 jewels, size 18s, with serial number 14494291. It is identified by the vendor as a 'First generation' example. The seller describes the movement as a lever-set railroad grade mechanism adjusted to temperature, isochronism, and six positions (noted as 'Total adjusment 9'). Because movement photographs are not provided, these mechanical specifications and the 1910 dating rely solely on the vendor's listing.
Identification
- Reference
- Grade 240, Model 8
- Serial number
- 14494291
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Internal movement and inner case back inscriptions are reported by the source but not visible in the provided photograph.
- Research required: Mechanical accuracy and functional claims rely entirely on source statements.