{"product_id":"elgin-art-deco-pocket-watch-octagonal-gold-filled-poker-playing-card-dial-17-jewel-42-4mm-c-1922","title":"Octagonal Case, Hand-Painted Poker Dial, c.1922","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1920s Elgin dress watch in a smart octagonal gold-filled case, fitted with a hand-painted playing-card \"poker\" dial. A genuine Elgin movement with a novelty gambling-theme dial that pocket watch and playing-card collectors both chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a 12-size Elgin dress pocket watch from the early 1920s, housed in an eight-sided Art Deco case and fitted with a decorative playing-card dial. The movement is a genuine Elgin National Watch Co. calibre, 17 jewels, serial number 24033092, which dates it to around 1922 (Elgin's 24-million serial block, 1921 to 1923). It is a clean, nickel-plated movement that winds, sets and runs well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe octagonal case was made by the Star Watch Case Co. of Ludington, Michigan, and is stamped with their star mark, \"S.W.C.Co.\", and \"14KT Gold Filled 25 Years\" - a good-quality gold-filled case, bright and crisp, with a plain polished back. Case number 5175689. There are old watchmaker service initials (\"VW\") inside the back, the honest trace of a long working life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dial is where this watch earns its character: a hand-painted enamel \"poker\" dial showing a fanned hand of cards with queen and king face cards, marked Elgin National Watch Co. and Atlantic City, with a sub-seconds register at six. In the interest of full honesty, this is a later decorative \"fantasy\" dial rather than original Elgin factory work - Elgin did not make gambling-theme dials. It is well executed and completely intact, and it is precisely the sort of piece the gambling and playing-card memorabilia market seeks out. The enamel shows only fine surface crazing, with no chips or losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genuine period Elgin, a quality octagonal gold-filled case, and an eye-catching card dial - a fun, wearable novelty with genuine crossover appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elgin National Watch Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250290217299,"sku":"PW-0078","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/elgin-gold-filled-pocket-watch-c1922-front.jpg?v=1783622370","url":"https:\/\/estatecollection.nl\/products\/elgin-art-deco-pocket-watch-octagonal-gold-filled-poker-playing-card-dial-17-jewel-42-4mm-c-1922","provider":"The Estate Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}