Elgin

I am in the same situation here. I used to have a trusted vintage watchmaker for stuff like Hamilton, Benrus, Elgin, Bulova, Russians, etc who was reliable, reasonable and on top of situations. Sadly, illness hit and he had to retire. So now I am kind of

afternoon meeting. This will be my watch and pen of choice, my very sentimental Lord Elgin and a Levenger fountain pen that was gifted to me by a very generous forum member.

This is not a Patek, so I don't know why I am showing it,. I guess seeing yours made me think about it. It is a Lord Elgin I picked up long ago, it needs a service, it is gross inside, someone who had it must have never taken it off. Should probably have

Am enjoying watching historic videos.

came to the US from Poland through Ellis Island and ended up in Pittsburgh working in the steel mills. He had an Elgin watch that we got after he died 25-30 years ago. I’m not Catholic and back then the wife and family would go to mass every Christmas Eve

just my lowly Lord Elgin. For a watch from the mid 1940's it is in excellent condition and is as accurate, or moreso than many of my modern watches. Plus it is extrement sentimental to me.

I worked for a company in Elgin 50 years ago. It was David C Cook Publishing… they later moved to Colorado Springs, I think. As we were just married and had bought a house, I wasn’t eager to move to the midwest when they got tired of me being a remote wor

I’ve worked in a bike shop as well. I think I would have a blast listening to some of your stories. I’ve been thinking about tracking down an Elgin pocket watch. My grandmother worked there for a while, and both my parents grew up in that city. I need to