Elgin Grade 88 Hunting Cased Pocket Watch with Nugget Fob Chain
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1883
This antique Elgin Grade 88 pocket watch dates to circa 1883 and features an 18-size, 11-jewel mechanical movement with serial number 1220454. Housed in a 55mm 14k yellow gold-filled hunting case, the rear cover is decorated with a hand-engraved building and landscape scene according to the source.
The front opens to a white dial with Roman numeral hour markers and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. Accompanied by a 15-1/2-inch natural gold nugget fob chain featuring 14k yellow gold findings, a nugget fob, and an attached cigar cutter decorated with an elk's head, the watch alone has a gross weight of 139.4 grams.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Hunterd pocket watch
- Grade
- Grade 88
- Gross Weight
- 139.4 grams
- Case Diameter
- 55mm
- Case Material
- 14k yellow gold-filled
- Place recorded
- United States
- Maker / attribution
- Elgin
- Movement Serial Number
- 1220454
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel hands. • Subsidiary seconds dial located at the 6 o'clock position. • Hunting case cover open to the side showing engraved floral patterns on the lid rim. • Watch attached to a chain accented with rough natural gold nuggets, a T-bar, a nugget pendant, and an elk-head cigar cutter.
- Identity and Provenance
- This Elgin Grade 88 hunting-cased pocket watch, identified by movement serial number 1220454, is reported by the source to date to circa 1883. The timepiece features an 18-size, 11-jewel mechanical movement. The watch is housed in a 55mm 14k yellow gold-filled hunting case. The rear cover is decorated with a hand-engraved building and landscape scene, and the case bears a 'WARRANTED' mark beneath a lion emblem.
- Mechanical and Physical State
- The internal movement is not visible in the provided source material and is currently reported as not running. The pocket watch has a gross weight of 139.4 grams. The chain, including the fob and cigar cutter, has a gross weight of 48.4 grams.
- Dial and Exterior Observations
- The watch features a white dial with Roman numeral hour markers and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The assembly is accompanied by a 15-1/2 inch natural gold nugget fob chain. The chain includes 14k yellow gold findings, a nugget fob, and a cigar cutter adorned with an applied elk's head. The source notes the cigar cutter is unmarked and untested, describing the material as 10k.
Identification
- Reference
- Grade 88
- Serial number
- 1220454
- 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 is not visible in the provided image.
- Research required: The source reports the movement is currently not running.
- Research required: The cigar cutter material is noted by the auction house as unmarked and untested.