Written by GoldSmithWatchWorks Sunday, 19 June 2011 16:03

AWESOME
READY TO WEAR

RESTORED & OVERHAULED
1943

ELGIN

ROLLED GOLD PLATE
[ACTUAL PLATE OF 10K GOLD/NOT PLATED GOLD]
WRIST WATCH
WITH
ELGIN 554 U-S-A
MILITARY MOVEMENT

29 mm X 35 mm
W/O Crown

WITH

JAMES BOND STYLE
STRIPED BLACK & GRAY
NATO-STYLE
NYLON STRAP
WITH
KEEPERS

WITH

ONE YEAR GSW WATCH & TIMER LIMITED WARRANTY

WITH

ONLINE APPRAISAL WITH INFO TO INSURE

WITH

FREE USA 2 DAY AIR IN&&SUR&&ED
WITH SIGNATURE DELIVERY 

20.00 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED SHIPPING
WITH SIGNATURE AND INS&&URA&&NCE

AND

800 438 6894 TOLL FREE SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL +17708311257
M-SAT 11AM - 7 PM EST

WHEN ROCK SAW THIS BEAUTY HE HAD TO
INVEST ... IT IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE BEST
WWII ERA ELGIN WRIST WATCHES!

THE CASE IS FABRICATED FROM
SOLID 10K ROLLED GOLD PLATE

ROLLED GOLD PLATE

A SHEET OF BASE METAL IS JOINED WITH A SHEET
OF 10K GOLD ON TOP AND BOTTOM.

THEN THIS "SANDWICH" IS RUN
THROUGH A ROLLING  MILL
[LIKE DOUBLE ROLLING PIN]

CASE PARTS ARE THEN STAMPED
FROM THE SHEET
[ LIKE A COOKIE CUTTER ]

THE PARTS ARE THEN ASSEMBLED

THIS ORIGINAL DIAL IS STUNNING
WITH
BLACK BUTLER CHAPTER RING
FANCY FONT GOLD TONE NUMERALS
OUTLINED TWO TONE DIAL
AND
SUB-REGISTER SECONDS

AND
MOST OF ALL

THE ORIGINAL 1943 ELGIN
GOLD TONE HANDS

THE DIAL IS SIGNED

ELGIN
STAR

29 mm X 35 mm
W/O Crown

WHAT IS FANTASTIC IS THAT NO ONE PLACED
A STRETCH/EXPANDO BAND ON THIS WONDERFUL
ELGIN, AND,  IT WAS WELL CARED FOR.

THOUGH WE PERFORMED A
RESTORE, THE CASE
REQUIRED NOTHING MORE THAN A
POLISHING, AND THE DIAL A LIGHT CLEANING.

STRIP DOWN
CLEAN DIAL
ULTRASONIC CLEAN CASE
MACHINE BUFF STAINLESS CASE BACK
HAND POLISH GOLD CASE
MACHINE POLISH CRYSTAL
COMPLETE MOVEMENT OVERHAUL
NEW MAIN SPRING
LUBRICATE
TIME



SIGNED
R.S W.
MASTER
STAINLESS
BACK-USA

NOW
GSW DOES NOT SAY

"NEW WATCH BAND/STRAP"
AND
DELIVER WITH A
CHEAP
CHINESE BARGAIN HOUSE STRAP

WE PROVIDE 1ST CLASS
FINELY MADE
AWESOME
GENUINE
LUXURY WATCH
BANDS & STRAPS
&
NATO STYLE G-18/20
MILITARY NYLON STRAPS

THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE BEAUTY
OF THE STYLE AND LOOK OF
THIS OUTSTANDING DIAL

THE HANDS AND NUMERALS
REFLECT LIGHT

OUTER CASE BACK SIGNED

BASE METAL
WHICH MEANS THE CASE BACK IS STAINLESS
AND AN ATTACHED INSIDE CASE IN CASE BACK THAT HOLDS MOVEMENT IS BAS METSL

ser#: 42,600,000 year:1943

Elgin 554

Features
manual wind
sub second

Data
8/0 size,
Do= 23.7mm, Dm= 23.25mm
H= 3.9mm
15 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 38h

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CONDITION WATCH:
EXCELLENT  -  RUNS EXCELLENT 
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