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Elgin 21J adj. Lord Elgin grade 670 wrist watch #R355628, case #4625 0868453, impressive nickel split plate vintage mechanical manual-wind movement with bold red ruby jewels and a brushed finish, mint single sunk (SS) champagne-toned metal dial with raised gold Arabic numbers and markers and a black-marked square subsidiary seconds register is marked "Lord Elgin", faceted gold steel wedge-style hands, impressive yellow gold filled (YGF) square Elgin smooth polish case with a narrow bezel supporting a slightly domed glass crystal has heavy, fancy tapering hinged side lugs, lengthy inscription on back reads "D.S. Barnstead from your Carter Friends January 2, 1953", case is showing light even wear overall with a few small spots of brass on the lug ends, a few spots of moderate wear around the crown and where the hinged lugs move and a few small pin-point sized scratches on the crystal, measures approx. 26mm wide (lugs included) x 43mm lug to lug x 10mm thick (crystal included), fancy YGF & stainless steel (SS) partial-expansion band with band segments on each side of the watch composed of long oval smooth polish bands offset and interlocking to form a mesh pattern and connected along the back with expansion band segments of elongated "S"-shaped smooth polish segments. A very high quality vintage Elgin from the 1950s in an unusual and desirable case in excellent+ overall condition!

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