{"id":8761,"date":"2021-08-30T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=8761"},"modified":"2022-03-30T22:22:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:22:28","slug":"lord-elgin-viking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=8761","title":{"rendered":"Lord Elgin Viking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This stainless steel Lord Elgin uses the case number 2249 and 23 jewel, 730 movement.  My best guess is that it is from 1958. 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