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Pocket watch · Open-face railroad pocket watch

Elgin B.W. Raymond Grade 240 Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This open-face pocket watch was manufactured by the Elgin National Watch Company and is dated to 1910 by the source. The source reports that the piece is fitted with an 18-size, 19-jewel Grade 240, Model 8 manual-winding movement featuring lever setting, adjusted to temperature, isochronism, and six positions under serial number 14494291. It is housed in a 52.5 mm 10K yellow gold-filled screw-back case bearing serial number 6005497. The white enamel dial is styled with bold Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, a 40-hour up/down power reserve indicator below 12 o'clock, and a subsidiary seconds display at 6 o'clock.

Frontal view of the Elgin B.W. Raymond pocket watch displaying the white enamel dial with up/down wind indicator
Frontal view of the Elgin B.W. Raymond pocket watch displaying the white enamel dial with up/down wind indicator — SECOND HAND HOROLOGY. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
secondhandhorology.com
Category
Pocket watch · Open-face railroad pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Elgin
Reference
Grade 240, Model 8
Catalogue / lot identifier
WA-5923
Source-reported date
1910
Country
United States
Source-reported serial
14494291

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Dial and Visual Presentation

The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with bold black Arabic hour numerals and a perimeter minute chapter. Time is indicated by blued steel spade hands, accompanied by a small-seconds subdial at 6 o'clock and an up/down power reserve indicator below the 12 o'clock position.

The power reserve dial is calibrated to 40 hours with 'DN' and 'UP' indicators. The dial is set within an open-face yellow gold-tone case fitted with a top-winding crown and bow.

Evidence for this section
  • “White enamel dial displaying bold black Arabic hour numerals and a perimeter minute chapter.”
  • “Up/down power reserve subdial at the 12 o'clock position calibrated to 40 hours with 'DN' and 'UP' indicators.”
  • “Blued steel spade hands and blued subsidiary indicator hands.”
  • “Yellow gold-tone open-face pocket watch case with top-winding crown and bow.”

Case Construction

The case is catalogued as a 10K yellow gold-filled round open-face case with a screw bezel and a screw back. The case size is listed as 52.5 mm, expanding to 64.5 mm including the crown, with an overall thickness of 15.4 mm.

Although the inner case back is not visible in the provided photograph, the seller records internal markings reading 'Warranted - 10 years - 6005497'.

Evidence for this section
  • “Material: 10K yellow gold filled”
  • “with a screw bezel and back”
  • “Case Size: 52.5”
  • “Case Diameter w/Crown: 64.5”
  • “Case Thickness: 15.4”
  • “Case Back Markings: Warranted - 10 years - 6005497”

Reported Movement and Configuration

According to the seller's listing, the watch houses a manual-winding Elgin B.W. Raymond movement, catalogued as caliber Grade 240, Model 8, Class 91, 19 jewels, size 18s, with serial number 14494291. It is identified by the vendor as a 'First generation' example.

The seller describes the movement as a lever-set railroad grade mechanism adjusted to temperature, isochronism, and six positions (noted as 'Total adjusment 9'). Because movement photographs are not provided, these mechanical specifications and the 1910 dating rely solely on the vendor's listing.

Evidence for this section
  • “caliber Grade 240, Model 8, 19 jewels, size 18s”
  • “Serial Number 14494291”
  • “Class 91”
  • “First generation”
  • “Total adjusment 9”
  • “lever-set and adjusted to six positions, temperature, and isochronism”

Open research questions

  • What specific case maker's trademarks or stamps accompany the 'Warranted - 10 years - 6005497' marking inside the case back?
  • Can direct examination of movement serial number 14494291 verify the Grade 240 damaskeening, jewel count, and lever-set configuration catalogued by the seller?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Elgin B.W. Raymond Grade 240 Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Movement Serial Number14494291“Serial Number 14494291”
Movement CaliberGrade 240“caliber Grade 240, Model 8, 19 jewels, size 18s”
Case Serial Number6005497“Case Back Markings: Warranted - 10 years - 6005497”
Case Material10K yellow gold filled“Material: 10K yellow gold filled”
Jewels19“Jewels: 19”
Case Size52.5 mm“Case Size: 52.5”
Case Thickness15.4 mm“Case Thickness: 15.4”
Case Diameter with Crown64.5 mm“Case Diameter w/Crown: 64.5”
Case ConstructionScrew bezel and screw back“with a screw bezel and back”

Visible details

  • White enamel dial displaying bold black Arabic hour numerals and a perimeter minute chapter.
  • Up/down power reserve subdial at the 12 o'clock position calibrated to 40 hours with 'DN' and 'UP' indicators.
  • Blued steel spade hands and blued subsidiary indicator hands.
  • Yellow gold-tone open-face pocket watch case with top-winding crown and bow.

Research qualifications

  • Internal movement and inner case back inscriptions are reported by the source but not visible in the provided photograph.
  • Mechanical accuracy and functional claims rely entirely on source statements.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

1910 Elgin B.W. Raymond Pocket Watch 18s Railroad Grade 240 Lever 19J – SECOND HAND HOROLOGY

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record b43db6c1e5

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