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Elgin Watch Serial Number List


serial number year serial number year serial number year
9,000 1867 7,000,000 1897 30,050,000 1927
25,000 1868 7,495,000 1898 31,599,000 1928
40,000 1869 8,000,000 1899 32,000,000 1929
50,000 1870 9,000,000 1900 32,599,000 1930
185,000 1871 9,300,000 1901 33,000,000 1931
201,000 1872 9,600,000 1902 33,700,000 1932
325,000 1873 10,000,000 1903 34,558,000 1933
400,000 1874 11,000,000 1904 35,000,000 1934
430,000 1875 12,000,000 1905 35,650,000 1935
480,000 1876 12,500,000 1906 36,200,000 1936
520,000 1877 13,000,000 1907 36,978,000 1937
570,000 1878 13,500,000 1908 37,900,000 1938
625,000 1879 14,000,000 1909 38,200,000 1939
750,000 1880 15,000,000 1910 39,100,000 1940
900,000 1881 16,000,000 1911 40,200,000 1941
1,000,000 1882 17,000,000 1912 41,100,000 1942
1,250,000 1883 17,339,000 1913 42,200,000 1943
1,500,000 1884 18,000,000 1914 42,600,000 1944
1,855,000 1885 18,587,000 1915 43,200,000 1945
2,000,000 1886 19,000,000 1916 44,000,000 1946
2,500,000 1887 20,031,000 1917 45,000,000 1947
3,000,000 1888 21,000,000 1918 46,000,000 1948
3,500,000 1889 22,000,000 1919 47,000,000 1949
4,000,000 1890 23,000,000 1920 48,000,000 1950
4,449,000 1891 24,321,000 1921 50,000,000 1951
4,600,000 1892 25,100,000 1922 52,000,000 1952
5,000,000 1893 26,050,000 1923 53,500,000 1953
5,500,000 1894 27,000,000 1924 54,000,000 1954
6,000,000 1895 28,421,000 1925 54,500,000 1955
6,500,000 1896 29,100,000 1926 55,000,000 1956

These are approximate production dates. Oftentimes, a block of serial numbers would be assigned and the movement plates blanked out; then the plates would be stored in the warehouse and finished as demand required. So, it is possible that a watch could have been completed some years after the serial number date.