Pocket Watch Information
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Elgin Production Dates by Serial Number
Elgin (National) Watch Co, Elgin, Illinois
Remember, the serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement (i.e. “guts”) of the watch.
Note: These are approximate dates. Actual dates may vary by years.
| 1867 – 9,000 (Dec) | 1885 – 1,855,001 (5/28) | 1903 – 10,000,000 (5/15) | 1921 – 24,321,001 (7/6) | 1939 – 38,200,000 |
| 1868 – 25,001 (11/20) | 1886 – 2,000,000 (8/4) | 1904 – 11,000,000 (4/4) | 1922 – 25,100,000 | 1940 – 39,100,000 |
| 1869 – 40,001 (5/20) | 1887 – 2,500,000 | 1905 – 12,000,000 (10/6) | 1923 – 26,050,000 | 1941 – 40,200,000 |
| 1870 – 50,001 (8/24) | 1888 – 3,000,000 (6/20) | 1906 – 12,500,000 | 1924 – 27,000,000 | 1942 – 41,100,000 |
| 1871 – 185,001 (9/8) | 1889 – 3,500,000 | 1907 – 13,000,000 (4/4) | 1925 – 28,421,001 (7/14) | 1943 – 42,200,000 |
| 1872 – 201,001 (12/20) | 1890 – 4,000,000 (8/16) | 1908 – 13,500,000 | 1926 – 29,100,000 | 1944 – 42,600,000 |
| 1873 – 325,000 | 1891 – 4,449,001 (3/26) | 1909 – 14,000,000 (2/9) | 1927 – 30,050,000 | 1945 – 43,200,000 |
| 1874 – 400,001 (8/28) | 1892 – 4,600,000 | 1910 – 15,000,000 (4/2) | 1928 – 31,599,001 (1/11) | 1946 – 44,000,000 |
| 1875 – 430,000 | 1893 – 5,000,000 (7/1) | 1911 – 16,000,000 (7/11) | 1929 – 32,000,000 | 1947 – 45,000,000 |
| 1876 – 480,000 | 1894 – 5,500,000 | 1912 – 17,000,000 (11/6) | 1930 – 32,599,001 (July) | 1948 – 46,000,000 |
| 1877 – 520,000 | 1895 – 6,000,000 (11/26) | 1913 – 17,339,001 (4/14) | 1931 – 33,000,000 | 1949 – 47,000,000 |
| 1878 – 570,000 | 1896 – 6,500,000 | 1914 – 18,000,000 | 1932 – 33,700,000 | 1950 – 48,000,000 |
| 1879 – 625,001 (2/8) | 1897 – 7,000,000 (10/28) | 1915 – 18,587,001 (2/11) | 1933 – 34,558,001 | 1951 – 50,000,000 (9/7) |
| 1880 – 750,000 | 1898 – 7,494,000 (5/14) | 1916 – 19,000,000 | 1934 – 35,000,000 | 1952 – 52,000,000 |
| 1881 – 900,000 | 1899 – 8,000,000 (1/18) | 1917 – 20,031,001 (6/27) | 1935 – 35,650,000 | 1953 – 53,500,000 |
| 1882 – 1,000,000 (3/9) | 1900 – 9,000,000 (11/14) | 1918 – 21,000,000 | 1936 – 36,200,000 | 1954 – 54,000,000 |
| 1883 – 1,250,000 | 1901 – 9,300,000 | 1919 – 22,000,000 | 1937 – 36,978,001 (7/24) | 1955 – 54,500,000 |
| 1884 – 1,500,000 | 1902 – 9,600,000 | 1920 – 23,000,000 | 1938 – 37,900,000 | 1956 – 55,000,000 |