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Unknown, Mystery Watches, other solid gold 30 jewel Lord Elgins… or just unclear ads?

Notes: This final entry discusses mysterious ads for what purport to be other solid gold 30 jewel Lord Elgins. We know from Elgin’s advertising that all of its solid gold 27/30 jewel watches cost $100 or more; and all other 27/30 jewel watches (stainless, gold filled, etc.) were under $100. These ads are all priced at $100+, so they appear to represent an offer for some kind of solid gold 30 jewel Elgin in the dealer’s inventory.

Mystery Watch #1 is identified as a 14k gold 30 jewel, but has the same dial and case design as stainless steel ref. 9815.3. It could be a mistake in the ad (simply the wrong photo), although the $137.50 price is unusual — there’s no other known solid gold 30 jewel Lord Elgin sold at that price point. Mystery Watch #2 has the same dial as ref. 4447 — and says Elgin, not Lord Elgin — but the price point of $195 suggests a heavy solid gold case. Mystery Watch #3, with the “Elgin” dial, appears similar to the stainless steel ref. 6850.1, but the dial also has similarities to the solid gold ref. 4430.4. Finally, Mystery Watch #4 also has an “Elgin” dial and looks like ref. 6852.3. Are these ads just mixing different watches with the wrong description, or is there something more substantial? If you have more information about these watches, please contact us to deepen the knowledge being shared here.