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Watch Description

One of the early grades offered by the the Elgin National Watch Co was the G M Wheeler, named after George Montague Wheeler, West Point graduate and cartographer in the southwest United States. It's not a common grade, and far fewer of them were produced when compared to the B W Raymond grade, a tribute to the company's first president. This original example is a perfect carry piece, freshly cleaned and oiled for the next owner, still with all of its fifteen factory jewels, dust shells and a full set of conical blued screws. It fronts a correct and snow-white single-sunk dial with the full cursive signature behind blued light spade hands. It's housed in a base-metal Keystone case with a French bow and a sharp crown, which was converted to display to eradicate some deep scratches using new beveled glass crystals on both front and back bezels. Matching lanyard and display stand included.

Watch Specs

Manufacturer - Elgin

Serial Number - 2369427

Watch Size - 18

Watch Model - 5

Watch Grade - G M Wheeler

Jewel Count - 15

Winding/Setting - Stem/Pendant

Production Year - 1887

Company History

Just What Restored Means

Restoring a watch doesn't mean to make it brand new again, which isn't possible. Nobody can remove the mileage, the scratches, and the history.

What it means is complete disassembly and cleaning, and to examine every component for defects under a 30x scope. It means making sure that every gear, every screw, every spring, everything under the dial is the correct part and operating within the tolerances set at the factory all those years ago. It means timing it in all positions as close to zero error as its escapement will allow. It means making sure the dial is the proper one for a given model and that it's cleaned well and repaired if necessary. It means that all the hands are the ones that are supposed to be there and not just any ones found in a jar. It means the case is immersed in a tank and the pendant cleaned separately, that the bow and crown are right for that brand, and a new crystal.

It means a mechanical work of art you can be proud of.

The Accessories

Storage Chests

Safely store your watches in a custom-made chest with felt-lined trays sized specifically for that purpose, made from local hardwoods.

Keep Them Safe

Leather Straps

Storage Chests

Prevent tragedies with these supple straps, hand-made from genuine leather in several choices of colors and styles.

Don't Drop It

Display Domes

Storage Chests

Display Domes

Show off your cherished family heirloom on your mantel while protecting it under glass in a walnut display dome.

Show It Off

Buy Back Policy

There will come a time when you want or need to sell this watch for one of several reasons. If it's going to a fellow collector or someone who will genuinely appreciate it, then that's fine. On the other hand, if you're consigning it to an auction house or selling it to your local jeweler or gold hog it will almost certainly end up on eBay in pieces with the case melted down.

Instead of the watch being parted out for the bottom feeders to pick over, we will gladly buy the watch back from you, less 10% and the cost of a COA, plus anything else needed to return the piece to the condition in which you originally bought it.

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18-size 15-jewel Gilt Model 5 GM Wheeler Elgin

Watch Description

Watch Specs

Just What Restored Means

The Accessories

Storage Chests

Storage Chests

Storage Chests

Leather Straps

Storage Chests

Storage Chests

Display Domes

Storage Chests

Display Domes

Buy Back Policy

The Warranty