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Another Elgin Question

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July 03, 2010, 20:14
Steven Ford
Another Elgin Question
Has anyone seen a model 7 movement like this?
I can find no listing for two tone 16 size, only 12 size.

Thanks Steve


July 03, 2010, 20:18
Steven Ford
If you can't read the # it is 19194992


Steve
July 03, 2010, 20:19
David Abbe
It is a Grade 387, but finished this way is a very unusual example of that grade. There must be more to the story.
July 03, 2010, 20:29
Claude Griffith
It appears that there are a few of these types of grade 387's
Can't say that I have seen many of these but it is a beautiful movement.


# SN19122299 seen as "Nameless 17j" and two-tone on ebay 373923729
40216001 is this gold flashed?
40291001 is this gold flashed?
40465001 is this gold flashed?
# SN40466352 seen as gold flashed on ebay 408824496
# SN40465936 seen as not gold flashed on ebay 1679720045
40494001 is this gold flashed?
41428001 is this gold flashed?
# SN41430095 seen as gold flashed on ebay 202340776
# SN41428395 seen as actually gold damaskeening on ebay 1673978991
# SN41428514 seen as actually gold damaskeening on ebay 1700040208
# SN41429254 seen as actually gold damaskeening on ebay 2629526830
41505001 is this gold flashed?
# SN415058?? seen as *not* gold flashed on ebay 337817575
July 03, 2010, 20:54
Steven Ford
Dave and Claude

Thanks for the quick response. I have seen lots of the gold flashed movements, but they were all much newer than 1916.

Here is the face in case you were wondering what it is like.

Thanks again ,Steve


July 05, 2010, 02:08
Claude Griffith
I guess the 387 had the two tone DMK effect and was not gold flashed like the later BWR grade 5xx types. I will have to keep my eyes out for this movement.