{"id":9150,"date":"2023-03-26T01:28:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T01:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2023-03-26T01:28:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T01:28:06","slug":"1929-elgin-687","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/?p=9150","title":{"rendered":"1929 Elgin 687"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m trying to incorporate some earlier Elgins into my collection.  My greatest hurdle is my lack of knowledge pre-1941.  I&#8217;m not sure which if the movements or dials are correct and by the time I look it up to verify the correctness of the watch, it&#8217;s been sold. (Elgin didn&#8217;t stamp a caliber number on the movement or the case number onto the case back until the 1940s, making identifying these period watches difficult).  But in this case, for this 1929 Elgin 687, it is all correct.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has a nickeloid case, and a 15 jewel movement, caliber 428. The mesh bracelet isn&#8217;t original, but it was as close as I could match to the original.  While the dial isn&#8217;t perfect, I haven&#8217;t found a NOS version, and to be honest, I&#8217;m fine with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8634.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"962\" data-id=\"9152\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8634-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8634-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8634-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8637.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9156\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8637-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8637-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8639.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"9151\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8639.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9151\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8641.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9155\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8641-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8641-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8645.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" data-id=\"9154\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8645.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8645-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8645-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8645-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8657.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9153\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8657.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8657.jpg 561w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8657-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/grumpyguyinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_8657-82x150.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m trying to incorporate some earlier Elgins into my collection. My greatest hurdle is my lack of knowledge pre-1941. I&#8217;m not sure which if the movements or dials are correct and by the time I look it up to verify the correctness of the watch, it&#8217;s been sold. 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