One of the best of the modern 50s designs, and among those Elgin won design awards for between 1949 and 1956. This gold filled model is in fine condition, with exceptional fully moveable lugs and engine-turned herringbone details on the top and bottom of the case. This is the rarest of all the driners style LordElgin watches, and best embodies the 50s modern look elgin did so well during the booming post-war period. Dial is sensational in silver, with yellow dots, numerals and markers and blade-like original hands to complete the look. Even the glass dome crystal is original, and the trademark 21 jewel movement is running great. With a black crocodile strap this watch is unbelievable - a period piece that is as cool and hip today as it was 50 years ago.

Reference Number: ELG - 134

What's that great line about an hourglass shape? Try it out on this one. All the features collectors are looking for and super clean. Gold filled case is as good as any Gruen Curvex and in terrific condition, without even the usual wear at the lug tips. Original white dial and contrasting hands are shining like porcelain, and the original crown and crystal are still in place and in very nice condition. 17 jewel manual wind movement is crisp and running strong. This is a sleeper watch in many respects - it is every bit the caliber of a Curvex for hundreds less, with the reliability and quality of an American-built Elgin. On a british-tan strap this watch makes the transition from casual to dress wonderfully, and captures all the elements collectors love vintage watches for. I've kept one of these in my collection - it's just too nice a model not to include!

Reference Number: ELG - 138

The is not only an outstanding all-original watch, but an excellent collectors package. First, the watch... rose gold filled case is terrific, with distinctive hooded and curved lugs, curved case and unusual tonneau shape. 39mm by 27mm in all. Fabulous condition, with the original glass crystal, rose crown and tight snap back. Dial is everybit the companion, in wonderful lite rose with yellow markers, beautiful black numerals and even blue steel hands. Terrific! 17 jewel manual wind movement is very clean and keeping great time. Fitted with a wine colored lizard strap to offset the rose tones. To finish the job, this one comes with its original red Elgin boxes, complete with a jeweler's stamp from Wisconsin. This one has everything you could want, and we're proud to offer it. Hope it gets a good home!

Reference Number: ELG - 129

We are very pleased to present this all-original and impressive Lord Elgin "Hour Glass." One of the real hits of the early 50s, this model is curved from every perspective, sides, top, bottom, crystal, lugs. There's not a straight plane in sight! Yellow gold filled case is terrific, with some of the original finish still shining on the back and none of the usual wear on the high spots. Note all the facets and curves. 25mm by 38mm. Dial is white/silver and original, with gold numerals/markers, hands, and one unusual feature - a red 60 on the sub-seconds dial. Still has its original Elgin glass crystal (tough to find!). Only one tiny spot on the side of the case detracts from fabulous condition. As you all can readily tell, we love Elgins, and this is one real collectors of American Watches should have.

Reference Number: ELG - 130

This is a remarkable find! Just when you think you've seen them all, this comes along. Rose gold filled three piece case is circa WWI in its design, with small fixed lugs and glorious attention to detail. These features make it a very early post-war civilian version of an officer's watch - between 1919 and 1922. Bezel and back screw on, and overall condition is excellent. Only small scratches on the back detract the slightest bit. Even the usually tender lugs are very crisp and strong. Dial is spectacular and refinished to Elgin factory specs, in a bright porcelain white and 20s railroad style numerals of the period. Original blue steel hands are just right, as is the original rose crown and glass crystal. Perhaps best of all, the movement is a terrific 15 jewel model, which would have made this a truly outstanding wristwatch of the times. It's a nice full size, too, making it very striking even today. Fitted with a caramel colored pigskin strap which was very hard to find but is what she would have come with so many years ago. Finding this watch in white is hard enough, but in pink!? Fantastic. Serious piece for serious collectors and those who value the unusual. Makes an extraordinary formal piece for the modern gentleman.

Reference Number: ELG - 131

Another early find... details to come!

Reference Number: ELG - 133

From the heart of the roaring 20s comes this rare model from Elgin. Gold filled three piece tonneau case is terrific, with fillagree work on both sides and on the curved lugs. 38 by 34mm. Dial is crisp white with gold numerals, beautifully showing the original hands and glass crystal (with one small scratch but too good to replace). And, note the seconds at nine o'clock instead of six. This was a feature seen on a few Illinois and Waltham models, but rare on Elgins. Large original crown powers the original seven jewel movement which runs and sets very well and was the standard for the time. We love unusual Elgins and this one ranks right up there. Collectors, take note!

Reference Number: ELG - 123

Most readers of this page know the famed drivers watches produced by Elgin, Hamilton and others. Those watches often featured moveable lugs, allowing them to be worn on the side of the wrist as well as the top. Well, this model is probably the last of Elgin's drivers style models, and as such is interesting, desirable and nothing like its predessors. Gold filled case is very crisp, with large moveable lugs. 42 by 26mm. Dial is lightly aged with a nice patina, silver with gold numerals and markers and seconds at 6 o'clock. Manual wind trademark 21 jewel Lord Elgin movement makes the inside as prominent as the outside, and a black lizard strap finishes the package. Also adding to the desirabliity of this one is its timeliness as one of the last true Lord Elgin's, before the company went to a hybrid 23 jewel movement in the late 50s and then sold out to foreign competitors. I've had nearly all of the great Lord Elgin models, and this is the first one of these I've ever had. A striking watch under glass or on the wrist!

Reference Number: ELG - 124

Consumers just loved this model in the 40s and early 50s, and we still do today. Classic gold filled case is gently curved, with unusual side bars and a recessed crown. Dial is a hard-to-find, low-production model, in two-tone with distinctive gold numerals and markers. Curved glass crystal finishes the package. Trademark 21 jewel Lord Elgin movement completes this watch's top of the line status. We have sold a dozen or so of this model over the last decade, and it is one of those few watches our customers (and us!) never seem to tire of. Add one to your collection!

Reference Number: ELG - 127

Great value in this nice, well designed mid-range Elgin. The 19s were the Mercury or Pontiac of the Elgin family; a cut above the basics, but not quite to the Cadillac or Lincoln level reserved for Lord Elgin. Here, though, it's a nice package, as the hard to find and curved white gold filled case, white dial and features are all in great shape and visually appealing. 37 by 25mm. Case is super, dial shows an even patina but is still excellent. Manual wind movement is working very well. Oh, by the way, it's great with grey and navy blue suits and jackets. Looking for a distinctive watch to wear everyday for modest expense? Look this way!

Reference Number: ELG - 125

An immaculate classic that goes with all your suits! White and yellow gold filled three-piece case is glorious, with fillagree detail on the sides, original crown and crystal and a marvelous size - 35mm by 27mm. Dial is evenly aged with a wondeful patina toa medium grey, with long-ago luminous numerals and marvelous original hands. Manual wind 15 jewel movement is terrific and running just great. This tonneau model is simplicity at its best. The quakity comes in subtle ways, through the high-jewel movement, the hint of yellow gold with what was then standard white, and the even, spotless look of the watch today. I love the early two-tone watches and this one is surely no exception! Looks fabulous with a great pinstripe or flannel suit, too!

Reference Number: ELG - 135

A titanic two-tone! Details to come...

Reference Number: ELG - 136

Our quest for early Elgins continues... this one is a very cool period piece, in chrome and steel with wonderful engraving on the top and sides. 38mm by 24mm. All original and very clean in evry respect, right down to the period extended crown and slightly turned lugs. Dial is noteworthy... clean white with gold numerals and a black seconds channell, with small gold hands that perfectly finish the look. completed with a new old stock calfskin strap in tan that would have been standard equipment when she left the store. I wore this watch just once on its shakedown cruise, and was amazed by the comments. The grocery clerk, my drycleaner... people who never say a word. Clearly she's a beauty!

Reference Number: ELG-122

We do so enjoy these strong and elegant early 50s Lord Elgin's. They were the Cadillacs of the line, and combined the best technology Elgin offered with a touch of 50s modern style. This one is no exception, and in wonderful condition all around. Gold filled case with large flaired lugs, 38mm by 28mm. Perfect factory spec refinished dial, smooth and comfortable crown. Famous 21 jewel movement. Everything about this watch is premium, and on the wrist with a suit or tuxedo it looks like a million bucks. It would take hundreds of dollars more to duplicate this same quality and feel in a Universal, Vacheron, LeCoultre or Omega. A beautiful watch and a beautiful value!

Reference Number: ELG-121