Sources & evidence
We analyze comparable sales from screener sessions and market records, then group them by shared object signals.
- Comparables
- 29
- Auction sources
- 12
- Records with images
- 2
- Coverage
- 2020-2026
Market Examples
Comparable market evidence
Recent auction and sale records linked to this worth guide's object signals.
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Apr 1, 2023
$315
Lot of Seven Pocket Watches
Elgin Open-Face Pocket Watch with a Wadsworth Pilot Case, Circa 1920's Case Material: Gold-Filled Case Diameter: 43.5mm Movement Number: [redacted phone] Case Number: 6469912 Dial: Silvered Metal, Sub-Seconds Movement: Manual, 17 Jewels Marked: "Elgin" (dial), "The Mead Special / Wadsworth Pilot 25 YRS, 6469912" (case), "Elgin Natl. Watch Co., U.S.A., 17 Jewels, [redacted phone]" (movement) Cha...
View saleAustin Auction Gallery
Dec 10, 2023
$550
LADY'S ELGIN 14KT HUNTER CASE PENDANT WATCH
Estate American 14kt gold hunter case pendant/ pocket watch, Elgin National Watch Company, Elgin, Illinois, late 19th c., white enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers, seconds subdial, lever set and pendant wind, movement serial number: 2222527, housed in case marked "Warranted/ 14K/ U.S. Assay" below crossed branches, case serial number: 1806, cuvette engraved "Emma K. Noyes, Dec 25 1886,...
View saleAustin Auction Gallery
Oct 12, 2024
$300
(8) AMERICAN GOLD FILL CASE POCKET WATCHES
(lot of 8) American pocket watches, all housed in gold-fill cases, including: (1) open face pocket watch, Elgin National Watch Company, white enamel dial with Roman numeral hours, seconds subdial, movement marked B.W. Raymond, serial number 3805250, Alert Warranted Gold Filled case, engraved case back, hairlines to dial, (1) open face pocket watch, American Waltham Watch Company, white enamel d...
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Oct 2, 2020
$425
ELGIN 14KT YELLOW GOLD POCKET WATCH
ELGIN 14KT YELLOW GOLD POCKET WATCH ~ OFF-WHITE FACE WITH GOLD TONE METAL NUMERIC INDICATORS AND FILIGREE HANDS. BROKEN CASE. CASE STAMPED AND TESTED 14KT YELLOW GOLD. CASE FROM WADSWORTH. 19-JEWEL MOVEMENT WITH EIGHT ADJUSTMENTS. NUMBERED [redacted phone]. GRADE 451. CIRCA 1921. SIZE 12S. MISSING SECOND HAND. WINDS AND SETS BUT DOES NOT TICK AT TIME OF LISTING.
View saleEldred's
Aug 15, 2024
$450
ELGIN 14KT YELLOW GOLD POCKET WATCH Circa 1900 Approx. 19.22 total dwt.
ELGIN 14KT YELLOW GOLD POCKET WATCH Circa 1900 Full hunter case. Elgin movement #8442561. Stamped "Warranted 14k US Assay #4642092". Ornate dial with gold scroll-style hands, black Arabic numbers, subsidiary seconds hand and black second markers. Missing crystal. Case diameter 34.0mm.
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Sep 5, 2025
$900
Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch
Vintage Elgin Pocket Watch Engine turned case, missing crystal, 14kt yellow gold case, Elgin movement - not running, #5620114. Watch with movement approximately 52.3 grams in total weight. Grade 177, class 56, circa 1895, size 6s, 7 jewels, 3/4 plate, no adjustments, hunting movement configuration, pendant set.
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Revere Auctions
Mar 26, 2025
$350
Group 4 Elgin Pocket Watches
Group of four gold filled pocket watches including: One Elgin pocket watch in a 14k gold filled hunter case with flowers and birds, with white dial with Roman numerals and sub-seconds dial with Arabic numerals. Serial number 1371666. Front case inside marked 153049. Back case marked 153049 with scales and crown. Interior case inside marked the same. One Elgin pocket watch in an open face 10k ro...
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Jun 8, 2025
$450
JEWELRY. Lady's Elgin 14kt Gold Pocket Watch.
View saleRipley Auctions
Feb 9, 2026
$1,500
14K YELLOW GOLD BWC Co. engraved case Elgin watch Co. 15 jewels pocket watch with engraved details. 2 1/4"Drop x 1 3/4"Diameter
View saleThe Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
Dec 7, 2022
$600
ELGIN Antique 14K GOLD Pocket Watch #6040132
View saleThe Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
Aug 16, 2023
$150
Antique 14k Gold Plate Elgin Pocket Watch 6040132
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Apr 3, 2026
$60
Gold-Filled Elgin Pocket Watch (Runs Intermittently) and 14k White Gold-Filled Elgin Pocket Watch (Running)
View saleAustin Auction Gallery
Jul 16, 2023
$425
LADY'S ELGIN 14KT FANCY HUNTER CASE POCKET WATCH
View saleNeely Auction
Mar 23, 2025
$725
ELGIN SOLID 14K POCKET WATCH HUNTING CASE
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Sep 8, 2023
$850
Howard Art Deco Pocket Watch with 14kt Gold Case and 14kt Gold Chain
Howard Art Deco Pocket Watch with 14kt Gold Case and 14kt Gold Chain Winds, sets and runs at time of listing. Movement numbered 41780, series 12, model 1921, circa 1922, size 10s, 17-jewels, open face movement configuration, bridge plate, nickel movement finish. Adjusted to three positions, temperature, and isochronism. 14kt white gold case from Keystone, with 14kt yellow/white gold chain measu...
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Apr 3, 2022
$550
JEWELRY. Men's and Lady's 14kt Gold Watch Grouping
A men's engraved Hamilton 14kt yellow gold watch, a monogrammed lady's Elgin 14kt white gold watch, and a 10kt two-tone gold fob chain. This men's watch by Hamilton manufactured in approx. [redacted phone] (based on serial #) features a Hamilton Watch Co. 14kt yellow gold rectangular watch case, glass crystal, engraved 14kt yellow gold case back, a silver tone dial, applied gold tone Arabic num...
View saleAustin Auction Gallery
Sep 8, 2024
$1,500
(20) COLLECTION OF GOLD FILLED POCKET WATCHES & (1) 14KT GOLD WALTHAM POCKET WATCH
(lot of 20) Pocket Watches: (1) Waltham Open Face, 14kt Gold Case, SN [redacted phone] Arabic numerals, seconds sub dial, red numbers at dial edge, fully wound, balance wheel good, starts then stops, the inside of the case marked "Roy" over "14k 585/1000 Fine"; (1) Hampden William McKinley Open Face Railroad watch, observed operating, 17 jewels, SN 3517020, Dueber 20 year case with light engrav...
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Apr 18, 2025
$250
Antique Pocket Watch with 14kt Gold Case
Antique Pocket Watch with 14kt Gold Case 14kt yellow gold case (stamped and tested), base metal dust cover (stamped and tested), approximately 18.4 grams total weight (including the movement). Broken (does not wind or run), loose parts, open face movement configuration, pin set, gilt movement finish, case approximately 29.25mm in diameter.
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Sep 8, 2023
$1,800
Waltham Pocket Watch with 14kt Gold Case and 14kt Watch Chain
Waltham Pocket Watch with 14kt Gold Case and 14kt Watch Chain Winds, sets and ticks at time of listing. 14kt yellow gold case and chain (stamped and tested). 102.3 grams total weight including movement. Movement numbered [redacted phone], grade 625, model 1908, circa 1917, size 16s, 17 jewels, screw-set jewels, hunting movement configuration, pendant set, nickel movement finish, 3/4 plate, micr...
View saleHess Fine Art
Oct 29, 2022
$375
Waltham Elgin Hampden American Made Hunter Antique Pocket Watches Lot Of 8
Described by: RM Internal number CNX [redacted phone] This is part of the Iconic Buckeye Collection, a multi-generational assemblage of pocket watches. Title: Waltham Elgin Hampden American Made Hunter Antique Pocket Watches Lot Of 8 Here are the Specifications: Manufacturer: Waltham Circa: 1895 Size: 14 Movement running: Yes Setting: Stem Serial Number 6168745 Case condition: Fair Metal: Gold ...
View saleAdam Partridge Auctioneers
Apr 9, 2025
£520
An 18ct yellow gold key wind open face pocket watch, with Roman numerals and engraved centre to the silvered dial, gold inner cover and movement signed 'Willm Philip Edinburgh No. 701', diameter 40mm, approx 48.3g.
An 18ct yellow gold key wind open face pocket watch, with Roman numerals and engraved centre to the silvered dial, gold inner cover and movement signed 'Willm Philip Edinburgh No. 701', diameter 40mm, approx 48.3g.
View saleEldred's
Jan 30, 2026
$4,250
THREE ELGIN 14KT GOLD HUNTER CASE POCKET WATCHES Illinois, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
View saleApple Tree Auction Center
Jun 24, 2025
$120
Ladies' Vintage Wrist Watch from Benrus - 14kt Gold Case
Ladies' Vintage Wrist Watch from Benrus - 14kt Gold Case 14kt rose gold case - case back 1.4 grams total weight with movement removed. Gold-filled bracelet. 14.15mm case. Winds, sets and runs at the time of listing. Rose gold tone dial with Roman numeral and bead indicators (some wear to dial), BC1 movement, 17-jewels, unadjusted. From Benrus.
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Nov 20, 2022
$1,300
JEWELRY. Lady's Pulsar 14kt Gold Digital Quartz
Watch. A lady's Pulsar 14kt gold digital bracelet watch Ref #: 6407-2. This watch by pulsar features a 31mm Star Watch Case Co. 14kt yellow gold watch case, 14kt yellow gold case back, Pulsar signed crystal, Pulsar signed 14kt yellow gold bracelet with a deployment clasp, Jacoby Bender? 14kt yellow gold stowaway magnet compartment, magnet, and a fine American made Pulsar Cal 101, Ref 4300, magn...
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Jun 30, 2024
$650
JEWELRY. Elgin 14kt Gold Full Hunter Case Pocket
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Dec 10, 2023
$800
JEWELRY. Elgin 14kt Gold Full Hunter Case Pocket
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Dec 10, 2023
$700
JEWELRY. Elgin 14kt Gold Full Hunter Case Pocket
View saleClarke Auction Gallery
Dec 10, 2023
$400
JEWELRY. Elgin 14kt Gold Swing Ring Pocket
View saleCircle Auction
Jun 21, 2025
$175
Antique Ladies Wristwatch with Diamond Accents
Ladies Antique diamond wristwatch with speidel band. The watch is marked "Timecraft", and has a 17 jewel movement. Diamond Attributes: The watch is set with round single cut diamonds that have a total estimated weight of 0.25ct. Setting Type: Prong Clasp Type: Hinge with built in safety Metal: Case-14kt white gold, Band GF Markings: Case: 14kt Gold, Band: speidel/10kt GF USA
View saleIdentification
Key object facts
- Item Type
- pocket watch
- Category
- timepieces
- Maker
- Elgin National Watch Co.
- Style
- Victorian
- Material
- 14 kt gold
- Technique
- mechanical winding pocket watch
- Origin
- Illinois
- Era
- 1888-1895
- Motifs
- star, diamond accent, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds
Recognition Recognition signals
- Key identification signals include maker Elgin National Watch Co., form pocket watch, material 14 kt gold, origin Illinois.
- American Elgin open-face pocket watch in a 14 kt gold case, with a white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, and a decorative star/diamond case detail. User-provided movement data indicates Grade 101, 6 size, 11 jewels, serial no. 2750949, produced in 1888.
- This guide is currently supported by 27 comparable-market records in the strongest linked screener session.
Drivers Value drivers
- Condition and completeness are material for pocket watch.
- Maker attribution matters because authenticated Elgin National Watch Co. examples usually trade differently from unmarked lookalikes.
- 14 Kt Gold examples should be checked for wear, repairs, restoration, and replacement parts.
Market Market context
- The median selected comparable price for this cluster is about $535.
- Correct maker attribution is important because verified Elgin National Watch Co. examples usually trade differently from unattributed pocket watch listings.
- Victorian style cues help separate this group from broader pocket watch listings that often dilute market comps.
- 14 Kt Gold condition, restoration, and finish quality can materially shift asking and sold prices.
Evidence
How this guide was assembled
- This worth guide is based on 2 supporting screener sessions clustered into the same topic.
- Observed value signals across supporting evidence span roughly $80 to $1,500.
- Overall evidence quality for this cluster is currently medium confidence.
- Comparable evidence is drawn from 12 auction sources in the selected evidence set.
Coverage
Source coverage and evidence quality
- The current cluster is supported by 2 screener sessions that normalized into the same worth topic.
- The strongest linked session for this cluster captured 27 comparable market records.
- Selected comparables span 12 distinct auction sources.
- Comparable dates on this page currently cover 2020-2026.
Questions
Frequently searched questions
What is an Elgin National Watch Co. pocket watch?
This page is a market guide for identifying an Elgin National Watch Co. pocket watch and understanding the main factors that influence collector demand and price.
What affects the value of a pocket watch?
Condition, completeness, maker or pattern attribution, dimensions, age, rarity, and comparable-market evidence all affect value.
What is the typical market range for Elgin National Watch Co. pocket watch?
Current supporting screener evidence suggests a broad market range around $80 to $1,500, depending on condition and attribution.
Elgin Grade 101 2750949?
This guide uses clustered screener evidence to help answer searches like "Elgin Grade 101 2750949" with identification notes, value drivers, and comparable-market context.
How much is Elgin National Watch Co. pocket watch worth?
Value depends on maker, exact type, age, condition, and comparable sales. This guide keeps only selected market examples that match the pocket watch topic closely enough for public reference.
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