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Elgin OS 11J grade 113 ladies' pocket watch #5839686, handsome gilt split plate movement with an engraved balance bridge, fancy plate layout and a brushed finish, single sunk (SS) porcelain enamel dial with Roman numerals and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has some short faint hairlines, blue steel spade style hands, incredible multi-colored yellow gold filled (YGF) scalloped-frame hunting case (HC) with smooth polish covers, one finished with the slightly raised scene of a YGF & rose gold filled (RGF) bird flying over a RGF & green golf filled (GGF) oak leaf & vine swath across the lower half, other side has a slightly raised scene of a blank fancy RGF monogram shield surrounded by RGF, YGF & GGF flowers & vines, half-circle & vermicelli engraving on each of the exaggerated frame scallops and a large bow.

Case is showing normal wear with some smoothing on a few of the raised details and a bit of brass starting to show on the scallops, pendant & bow, additionally it does appear the bow is a replacement to the case, it has the correct color tone to match and is secure to the watch however it does not sit quite flush to the pendant at the connection points, measures approx. 37mm in diameter x 54mm in length x 11mm thick. A high quality Elgin from the 1890s, still an amazing watch to behold even with it showing some wear & maintenance, in excellent overall condition!

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