A few of dad’s vintage watches; your input appreciated

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Hi folks,

Took the opportunity during Thanksgiving to take a look at a few old watches my dad has, and we’d both appreciate your input.

The first is a Bulova Accutron from the late 1960s. Then we’ve got an “Elgin” that belonged to my grandfather, which means it’s probably from the late 30s or early 40s. It’s missing its subseconds hand. And finally there’s an “Admiral” pocket watch, also my grandfather’s. None have been touched in a very long time, so it’s probably safe to say everything is original. You could slice bread with the edges of the case on the Bulova.



Anyway, please enjoy and comment at will! Would love to be able to tell my dad more about these. Thanks. 😀

 
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The Elgin is a jobber-cased "Rectangular" and the case looks to be green gold filled. It is earlier than you surmise, probably 1926 to 1927 or so.
 
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As stated above the Accutron is a 74 with a 218 movement. Bulova date stamps are pretty easy to decipher for the 50s through the 70s (maybe even the 80s). The decade is a letter, L for 50s, M for 60s, N for the 70s and a number for the year of the decade. So N4 is 74. Accutron head two movements at the time the 214 which had the crown on the back of the case and the 218 which has the crown at the 4:00 position.

I like the old Elgin and sourcing a second hand shouldn't be difficult.

I don't know much about Admirals, I'd say that the case dates it to the mid 20s to early 30s. A quick internet search tells me that Admiral was a trade name for the company Tacy, a combination of the mother companies Tavannes and Cyma.