He made various types of cases, using a crown as one trademark and an arm and hammer as another. 'About 1888 he changed the name to the Philadelphia Watch Case Co. THEOPHILUS ZURBRUGG bought out the watch case company of Leichty & Le Bouba in 1884, in Philadelphia, Pa. HISTORICAL - Philadelphia Watch Case Company:

MOVEMENT – Excellent condition and fully functional. The movement is properly signed and numbered by Elgin.ĬASE – The covers are both in very fine condition and still simulate a solid gold case after over a century of use.ĭIAL – Good with tiny hairline fractures 23- and 38-minute markers. MOVEMENT – This is a damascened nickel split three-quarter plate movement, size ‘0’, the Grade 320, Model 2, Class 16 movement made by the Elgin National Watch Company, Elgin, Illinois, with serial number 11869059, made in 1905 in a run of 4000 such movements, each made with 7 ruby jewels, pendant wound and pendant set, double roller, going barrel, bimetallic balance wheel, quick train, plain index regulator and Breguet hairspring. There is a fluted suppressed ball pendant and round bow placed at the three position (savonette) opposite the case hinge.ĭIAL – A white enameled dial with fine black Roman hours, bar minute track with red Arabic markers placed every five minutes around the periphery of the dial, sunken subsidiary seconds steel spade hands and the dial signed, Elgin. The finish using microns of 14k gold guarantees the finish to last at least 25 years. Just below the crown the Assay reads '14K gold filled' and reveals the quality of the gilt metal case. The inside of the cuvette carries the large crown, a trademark of the Philadelphia Watch Case Company founded by James Boss. Both the back cover and the cuvette are marked with trademarks/hallmarks. There is a rose colored gold filled rosette directly under the pendant with a clear gemstone, possibly a diamond or rhinestone. I shall try to help you with that tonight.Īrt Nouveau, Gents/Ladies, ‘0’s, 14K yellow gold-filled, pendant wound and pendant set, keyless, savonette open face pocket watch with clear gemstone on the outer cover of the case (case made by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company-see notes), the Grade 320 watch made by the Elgin National Watch Company, Elgin, Illinois, circa 1905.ĬASE – This is a ‘0’ size, three leaf, gold filled multicolor open face pocket watch with engine turned outer cover in green, rose and yellow gold engraved with floral and foliate designs in the manner seen during the Art Nouveau era (1880-1910) stressing natural forms found in nature. Thank you for sending you pocket watch into for an appraisal.

Philadelphia watch case company 14k