American 14 carat gold keyless wind pocket watch Circa 1917

Gold hunting cased lever watch
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A very fine American 14 carat gold hunting cased keyless wind pocket watch made by the Elgin Watch Company in Elgin, Illinois, circa 1917. Swiss lever movement with 15 jewels, a cut and compensated bimetallic balance, and screwed chatons. White enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and blued steel spade hands. The engine turned hinged case with applied three colour gold decoration on the back depicting Flora and a stag. Dial signed Elgin U.S.A., movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Elgin Natl Watch Co U.S.A.
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The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major U.S. watchmaker from 1864 to 1968. The company sold watches under the names Elgin, Lord Elgin and Lady Elgin. For nearly 100 years, the company’s manufacturing complex in Elgin, Illinois, was the world’s largest site dedicated to watchmaking.