Description:
Elgin 7J grade 485 wrist watch #32358630, handsome 4-OS vintage mechanical manual-wind nickel split plate movement is one of the early Elgin wrist watches that converted a ladies' sized pocket watch movement for use in a wrist watch case, mint silver-toned metal dial with a matte finish, bold black pointer-style markers and a black marked seconds register at 6 o'clock, bold blue steel whip-style hands, heavy square white base metal (WBM) chrome case with slightly flared sides, a stepped bezel accented in the center of each with geometric engraving, geometric engraving along the frame, short heavy extended lugs and a brass crown, case is showing normal even wear overall however the frame has some small sections that are showing down to the base metal, measures approx. 29mm wide x 34mm lug to lug x 11mm thick (crystal included), 16mm interior lug width (band width), matching WBM chrome bracelet-style band with open square smooth polish links accented with geometric engraving connected together with smooth polish bands with a brushed finish. An impressive early-model wrist watch from the 1930s in excellent condition!
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