empressissi™ is pleased to offer this exquisite American made ELGIN dress watch for men from the mid 50s.
The watch houses a strong hi grade 683 manual wind movement with sub seconds, running on 17 jewels. It is cased in a signed 14K yellow gold filled case in classic design with stainless steel back, this is model 6735 with an original pyramid crystal and overall excellent condition.
The dial is factory original - unique 'Atomic' era design with original set of hands, all in near mint condition.
This Elgin watch measures 26mm side to side (excluding crown) and 36mm from top lug to bottom lug.
Attached to this watch is its original, near mint and ultrasonically cleaned gold filled over stainless scissors flex HADLEY bracelet which is suitable for a small to medium wrist.
Vintage watches are smaller than today's standards; To avoid the inconvenience of returns merely due to wrong size expectations, Please study the listed sizes and keep in mind that in most cases, vintage watches will be smaller than today's standards and are unlikely to fit a large wrist. For your convenience, and to better understand the proportions of vintage watches sizes, download and print a copy of our unique watch size reference PDF page.
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