Elgin Dexter St. Pocket Watch c. 1880. Sold on eBay!

[scdelsol69]

How much was it?

[iamin2pain]

i have a dexter also , kw and ks . great find and great video !

[MYAR15SaysImFree]

Hey guys, I have an 1875 Elgin from my Great Grandfather. serial #337600 can anyone tell me anything about it? Like how many were made, what is it made of? Im just curious.

[Shangas]

Never spray a pocket watch with something like WD-40. That's not proper watch lubricant and running a watch with that stuff in it could do it serious damage. This thing is 120 years old. If a part breaks, you could have trouble finding another one, 60,000,000 watches or no.

[FinkFonkFunkaal]

WD-40 will not hurt the metal. It is an excellent lubricant and many times will bring an old watch back to life.

[Shangas]

Yeah but it's not actually watch-lube...it's best to get an old pocket watch serviced by a professional rather than just diving in with any oil that you can find.

[FinkFonkFunkaal]

@Shangas  This is not just any oil. It is WD-40. And please define what makes a person a professional.

[DirzoRasec]

You're lucky you did not damage the movement with compressed air. Usually, but not always, it puts the hair spring out of wack and may break some wheels. Nice movement though.

[notBMW18]

I'm from Elgin. The company failed in 1965 and the building was razed in 1966.

Between the company's founding in 1864 to the closing in 1965, the Elgin National Watch Company had produced over 60 million watches.

[FinkFonkFunkaal]

@notBMW18 Thanks for placing a date on when the factory was dismantled. I remember standing with my ten speed Schwinn Super Sport at the intersection of Rt64 and the road that takes one to Army Trail Road. 1966, I could see from a distance a huge factory that was being taken apart. That was the Elgin watch factory.

[notBMW18]

@FinkFonkFunkaal sure, not problem. I'm an Elgin history buff; my family has lived here since 1887 which makes me the 6th generation to live here. I wanted to add that I don't see why they would've named the watch "Dexter Street." Dexter Street is a side street in Downtown Elgin and back in the 1880's (and even today) there wasn't really anything spectacular about that street. Dexter Street is just under a mile from where the factory stood.