{"id":5889,"date":"2016-07-15T04:34:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T04:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2019-06-26T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:46:51","slug":"1957-elgin-direct-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=5889","title":{"rendered":"1957 Elgin Direct Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This 1957 Elgin Direct Read, aka the Golf Ball, received a major upgrade, when I was able to find a NOS case with the original crown. In its original condition, the dimple area has a light concentric brushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case number is 9857. It uses the 17 jewel, 717 movement. While not original, this period Speidel band pretty closely mimics it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, the digital display works as it should, with the hour remaining center and snapping over to the next when it hits 0 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n