Elgin Altersbestimmung nach Werknummer - Sammler-Uhren

Elgin age determination by serial number

The website elgintime.com publishes a list up to 1949:

Year Serial Number  
1867 9000  
1868 25001  
1869 40001  
1870 50001  
1871 185001  
1872 201001  
1873 325000  
1874 400001  
1875 430000  
1876 480000  
1877 520000  
1878 570000  
1879 625001  
1880 750000  
1881 900000  
1882 1000000  
1883 1250000  
1884 1500000  
1885 1855001  
1886 2000000  
1887 2500000  
1888 3000000  
1889 3500000  
1890 4000000  
1891 4449001  
1892 4600000  
1893 5000000  
1894 5500000  
1895 6000000  
1896 6500000  
1897 7000000  
1898 7494000  
1899 8000000  
1900 9000000  
1901 9300000  
1902 9600000  
1903 10000000  
1904 11000000  
1905 12000000  
1906 12500000  
1907 13000000  
1908 13500000  
1909 14000000  
1910 15000000  
1911 16000000  
1912 17000000  
1913 17339001  
1914 18000000  
1915 18587001  
1916 19000000  
1917 20031001  
1918 21000000  
1919 22000000  
1920 23000000  
1921 24321001  
1922 25100000  
1923 26050000  
1924 27000000  
1925 28421001  
1926 29100000  
1927 30050000  
1928 31599001  
1929 32000000  
1930 32599001  
1931 33000000  
1932 33700000  
1933 34558001  
1934 35000000  
1935 35650000  
1936 36200000  
1937 36978001  
1938 37900000  
1939 38200000  
1940 39100000  
1941 40200000  
1942 41100000  
1943 42200000  
1944 42600000  
1945 43200000  
1946 44000000  
1947 45000000  
1948 46000000  
1949 47000000

 

waterstonewatches.com dates from 1900 - 1956

1900s 1910s 1920s
9,100,000 1900
9,350,000 1901
9,755,000 1902
10,100,000 1903
11,000,000 1904
12,100,000 1905
12,500,000 1906
13,100,000 1907
13,550,000 1908
14,100,000 1909
15,100,000 1910
16,000,000 1911
17,000,000 1912
17,550,000 1913
18,000,000 1914
19,000,000 1915
20,000,000 1916
21,000,000 1917
22,500,000 1918
23,000,000 1919
24,000,000 1920
25,000,000 1921
26,000,000 1922
27,000,000 1923
28,000,000 1924
29,000,000 1925
30,000,000 1926
31,000,000 1927
32,000,000 1928
33,000,000 1929
1930s 1940s 1950s
33,300,000 1930
33,500,000 1931
33,700,000 1932
34,000,000 1933
35,000,000 1934
35,500,000 1935
36,200,000 1936
37,000,000 1937
37,900,000 1938
38,200,000 1939
39,100,000 1940
40,200,000 1941
41,100,000 1942
42,200,000 1943
42,600,000 1944
43,200,000 1945
44,000,000 1946
45,000,000 1947
46,000,000 1948
47,000,000 1949
48,000,000 1950
50,000,000 1951
52,000,000 1952
53,300,000 1953
54,000,000 1954
54,500,000 1955
55,000,000 1956

waterstonewatches.com explains:

When identifying a particular Elgin model, the case is crucial – not the movement, but the case design.
The key to model identification lies in attention to detail. All watches of a particular model had the same case style (although the material may vary, e.g., yellow gold vs. coral gold).
Pay particular attention to details like the shape of the lugs or the lines (or lack thereof) on the case. To a lesser extent, dial features like the placement of the second hand and the shape of the small seconds dial (if present) are also very useful clues.
Model numbers were usually stamped into the caseback, as you can see in the image on the left. Model names were not stamped on the watches, and we only find them through other collectors or by visually comparing watches with advertisements and (rare) catalog materials.

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Source: elgintime.com, waterstonewatches.com

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