Elgin Watch Company - Shockmaster Self-Winding – Cal. 643 – 17 Jewels – Automatic – Swiss – 1950s - No reserve price - Men - 1950-1959

Elgin Shockmaster Self-Winding – Cal. 643 – 17 Jewels – Automatic – Swiss – 1950s
Description
Vintage Elgin Shockmaster Self-Winding watch, from the 1950s approx., equipped with Swiss automatic movement Elgin caliber 643 of 17 jewels.
Elegant cream/champagne dial with applied numerals and markers, classic hands and central blue second hand. The dial is signed ELGIN – SELF-WINDING – SHOCKMASTER – SWISS.
Original signed automatic movement:
ELGIN 643 – SWISS – SEVENTEEN 17 JEWELS – UNADJUSTED
Stainless steel case signed Elgin Durapower, with the brand’s original inscriptions.
Features:
- Brand: Elgin
- Model: Shockmaster Self-Winding / Durapower
- Era: approx. 1950s
- Movement: automatic
- Caliber: Elgin 643
- 17 jewels
- Swiss Made
- Diameter: approx. 30.7 mm without crown
- Stainless steel case
- Plexiglass crystal
- Central second hand
- Brown leather strap new and unworn
- No original box or documentation
The watch retains a nice vintage patina appropriate to its age, which adds character to the piece. The case and crystal show the normal signs typical of a watch from that era.
The photographs are part of the description and show in detail the condition of the watch.
Operation:
The watch runs correctly at the time of listing. There is no recent service history available, so chronometric precision or water resistance is not guaranteed.
A very attractive vintage Elgin automatic piece, increasingly hard to find with its original Caliber 643..
Extras: No box, nor documentation.
Shipping type: Worldwide express courier shipping; a tracking number will be provided; it will be sent via UPS, SEUR, DHL or similar.
Customs duties, if any, would be paid by the buyer.