Four Elgin Watch Company Open-face Watches

Description:

Four Elgin Watch Company Open-face Watches, an arabic numeral dial with sunk center and seconds marked "Wilson Bros. Boston," stem-wind, lever-set, damascened 23-jewel movement engraved "Wilson Bros./King of the Road"; a 17-jewel "G.M. Wheeler" with a 24-hour dial; a 14kt gold octagonal watch with silvered arabic numeral dial; and an Elgin Watch Co. roman numeral dial watch in a 10kt gold-filled case.
Estimate $200-400

Wilson Bros. ticks but does not stay running, hairlines to dial between 11 and 12; GM Wheeler currently winding setting and ticking, clean dial;14kt gold octagonal crystal is off, Elgin crystal off