Waltham movement placed into an Elgin Nickel-plated Pocket Watch Case
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Today in the workshop I finally got around to fitting one of my many Waltham pocket watch movements into a case.
I purchased on eBay an Elgin Nickel-plated Pocket Watch Case, Markings on Case
Movement cover - Serial No: 0297841. Inside Rear Cover, Cased and Timed by Elgin National Watch Co, Illinois Watch Case Co, ELGIN, Nickel, Serial No: 0297841
The case has a nice Laural ring design on both the front bezel and the rear case back.
I brought back to life the dull case by polishing the case using the Dermel rotary tool with rouge polish. Also replaced the plastic crystal with a new 44mm glass crystal.
After adjusting the stem in the case I managed to fit one of my many Waltham movements in the case. This 15 jewel movement serial no: 2160764 does wind at the 3 o/c, so the same as my Smiths Braille watch!
To finish the watch off I fitted an Albert chain with a Silver Sixpence on it looks good.
Later I will sort through my many Waltham movements and see if I have 12o/c winding movement to fit in the case. But at present, it is a good right-handed pocket watch, so another Pocket Watch joins the workshop collection.
Full project photo album Click here - opens new window
Today in the workshop I finally got around to fitting one of my many Waltham pocket watch movements into a case.
I purchased on eBay an Elgin Nickel-plated Pocket Watch Case, Markings on Case
Movement cover - Serial No: 0297841. Inside Rear Cover, Cased and Timed by Elgin National Watch Co, Illinois Watch Case Co, ELGIN, Nickel, Serial No: 0297841
The case has a nice Laural ring design on both the front bezel and the rear case back.
I brought back to life the dull case by polishing the case using the Dermel rotary tool with rouge polish. Also replaced the plastic crystal with a new 44mm glass crystal.
After adjusting the stem in the case I managed to fit one of my many Waltham movements in the case. This 15 jewel movement serial no: 2160764 does wind at the 3 o/c, so the same as my Smiths Braille watch!
To finish the watch off I fitted an Albert chain with a Silver Sixpence on it looks good.
Later I will sort through my many Waltham movements and see if I have 12o/c winding movement to fit in the case. But at present, it is a good right-handed pocket watch, so another Pocket Watch joins the workshop collection.
