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Just got back from a trip to the USA. I wandered into a pawn shop and said any mechanical watches? They had a wrecked Elgin and this one which they said looked old, but they couldn't open the back. I bought it and eased it open

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Just got back from a trip to the USA. I wandered into a pawn shop and said any mechanical watches? They had a wrecked Elgin and this one which they said looked old, but they couldn't open the back. I bought it and eased it open


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Took the chain to jewellers and it tested as 14K gold. Case is for American Watch Case Company and marked 14k.

Not the omega or tissot I normally collect, but nice…

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