WATCH POP

as it had just come in from an overhaul, mainspring and balance
poising. The watch had been wildly fast and then slow over the course of a single wind, so I suspected an incorrect or set mainspring. Now it's running like a champ, not out more than 30s since Monday. I don't have many that top this one for clean,
classic good looks. Blued steel hands, porcelain single-sunk dial, red twelve ( English market ), and hallmarked Rose Gold fixed lug case. Dates to 1928. Thanks for looking, Tom.
That's a style of case one rarely sees...and I suspect it is the style that inspired Franck Muller's ECW cases (which are WAY overdone, IMO).
Great Elgin! Is the case of English manufacture?
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that the movement-only was shipped to UK ( clearly for export with the typically European red twelve and Made In U.S.A. ) for
casing and final assembly there. I don't know if they would hallmark the case unless is was made there. Tom. m
I serviced the movement myself, and it's running really well. It's basically got a tiny Elgin pocket watch movement. :-) Here's it's big brother (in 12s size):
Andy- a really beautiful Elgin !!!
just great!... now where do I get a new battery for my Blancpain !?? That's right Tom the case is made by the famous Birmingham casemakers Dennison.
You often get older watches cased up in solid gold cases by them. I have had Walthams and Omegas. Probably something to do with import tariffs.
BTW I make the hallmarks date to 1929 not '28. ;-)
Cheers, Neil. is that one of those indestructible enamel dials?
I want to know why more watchmakers don't use them today. Thay can't be THAT expensive to make.