A Collection of Gold Filled Wind Indicator Railroad Open Face Pocket Watches, Elgin and Rockford,

consisting of an Elgin Father Time, circa 1915, 50.00 case diameter, porcelain dial signed ELGIN, Arabic numerals, blued steel spade hands, subdial at 12 and 6 o'clock for 40 hour power reserve indication and small seconds respectively, guilloche case back with central black cartouche, stem wound and lever set 21 jewel nickel plated movement with five adjustments signed FATHER TIME ELGIN, an Elgin, circa 1922, 50.00 case diameter, porcelain dial signed ELGIN, Arabic numerals with outer chapter ring calibrated to 60 units, blued steel spade hands, subdial at 12 and 6 o'clock for 40 hour power reserve indication and small seconds respectively, polished case back, stem wound and lever set 19 jewel nickel plated movement with five adjustments signed B.W. Raymond, together with a Rockford Indicator, circa 1913, 50.00 case diameter, porcelain dial signed Rockford Indicator, Arabic numerals with outer chapter ring calibrated to 60 units, blued steel spade hands, subdial at 12 and 6 o'clock for 28 hour power reserve indication and small seconds respectively, guilloche case back with central black cartouche, stem wound and lever set 17 jewel nickel plated movement signed Rockford Watch Co.

Property from the Collection of Bob Klempel, St. Louis, Missouri

Both Elgin pocket watches wind, set, run with the wind indicator's charging, but have not been timed for accuracy. The Rockford pocket watch winds and runs but is missing it's setting lever, it has not been timed for accuracy.

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