{"id":7043,"date":"2017-10-14T23:36:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T23:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=7043"},"modified":"2018-08-02T00:53:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T00:53:08","slug":"lord-elgin-4505","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=7043","title":{"rendered":"Lord Elgin 4505"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just added a Lord Elgin 4505 to my collection. \u00a0The case is solid 14k gold and according to the 1942 catalogue in which it appears, the hour markers are applied gold.<\/p>\n<p>The watch uses the 21 jewel, 559 movement. \u00a0It measures 24mm across and 33mm lug to lug. \u00a0Despite the fairly large size for the time, it only takes a 15mm strap or bracelet. \u00a0I ended up using a period Forstner bracelet, but even here, I had to grind the ends down to make it fit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item 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