Lot 132

Elgin G.M. Wheeler Grade 73 Open Face Pocket Watch

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Elgin G.M. Wheeler Grade 73 Open Face Pocket Watch

Current Bid: $5

(1 Bid)

by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
June 29, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

This is an antique open-face pocket watch manufactured by the Elgin National Watch Company. The mechanical movement is a G.M. Wheeler grade (Grade 73), serial number 5521844, dating the piece to approximately 1894. The 18 size movement features 15 jewels, a safety pinion, and is decorated with damaskeening. It is a stem-wound and stem-set configuration. The white porcelain enamel dial is marked Elgin in decorative script and features black Roman numeral hour markers and a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. The movement is housed in a white base metal case, likely nickel-silver or Silverode, manufactured by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company. The inside of the case back bears the company's star and crescent trademark, a patent date of April 17, 1878, and the case serial number 37181. Case size: 18 size.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $49 $5
$50 $99 $10
$100 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 + $500