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My 1922 Elging Pocket Watch Is Up For Grabs On Ebay

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I'm not sure whether a plug for a personal eBay ad is considered ethical on this forum so, Mark, please delete this post if that's not the case.

 

Otherwise, my 1922 Elgin is on eBay:

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=301085326520

 

It's a stunning watch, but I'm really concentrating on other types - mainly RR grade watches - these days, so it's for the chop...

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Well, I'm tending to concentrate on railroad grade and military US watches these days - and I'm saving for yet another guitar - and there are other wristwatches I'm interested in...  It all adds up!

 

Still and all, if I think the Elgin won't get some decent bids, I'll pull it for the time being.

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I would like one of the best grade watches (Riverside?) in solid gold as they are works of mechanical art and better than money in the bank. 

 

The wife has just poked me in the ribs saying that I was delirious and rambling on about gold pocket watches or some such nonsense and to get real and grow up.

 

RogerC 

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