Also called: Dueber-Hampden Watch Company
Including Dueber-Hampden Watch Serial Numbers and Production Dates
This will tell you about all watches that have serial numbers starting with '12', followed by any three numbers and ending in '321'. The watches must also be 12s or smaller and have more than 21 jewels. This happens to show two different watches, one. On your pocket watch you should see two serial numbers, one on the case and one on the inner movement of the watch. To determine the year that your Elgin.
Get the best deals on Elgin Pocket Watch Pocket Watches with. Shop by Number of Jewels. 1893 Elgin Pocket Watch/Key Wind/7 Jewels/Serial #4765992/Dueber Case. For Elgin watches, case serial numbers on solid gold watches will usually be only 10% or less of the serial number on the movement. The Online Elgin Database Method The Online Elgin Database can be used to give an estimate about the value of a watch. First, enter the serial number off the movement of the watch. Along with a lot of other information about your watch, toward the bottom will be a link to the search eBay logs for the same grade as your watch.
Springfield, Mass then Canton, Ohio
1877 - 1930
Donald J. Mozart produced his three-wheel watch in 1864, and with the assistance of Samuel Rice formed the New York Watch Company in 1866 in Providence, Rhode Island. It was moved to Springfield, Massachusetts in 1867 and two grades of watches were produced. The company started with an 18s 3/4 plate model signed 'Springfield.' and a 16s 3/4 plate 'State Street' model that featured steel parts and gold-plated balance and escape wheels. The company became the Hampden Watch Company in 1877.
Elgin Pocket Watch Case Serial Number Lookup Engine
Dueber-Hampden Advertisement
John C. Dueber had been manufacturing watch cases since 1864 and bought controlling interest in a case company in about 1886. At about this time an anti-trust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against Dueber. In order to remain in business, Dueber bought the Hampden Watch Co. in Springfield in 1888, then moved it to Canton. By 1890, the company was producing 600 watches a day, had 1000 employees, and possessed net assets of $2,600,000. Hampden produced some very fine quality watches, and introduced the first 16 size, 23 jewel movement made in America.
Dueber controlled all aspects of the company from manufacturing to sales. Dueber sold the company to Walter Vrettman in 1925. Vrettman went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the company's equipment to Amtorg, a Russian purchasing company. Nearly 30 boxcars of machinery left Canton in 1931 with 21 former Dueber Hampden employees who contracted for one year to teach the Russians the craft of watchmaking. Conflicting information exists about the fate of the Russian enterprise, but Henry Fried, a horology professor at New York University, reported seeing Dueber-Hampden machinery being used in China in 1986.
Hampden / Dueber Watch Company
Pocket Watch Serial Number Search
Total Production: Approx. 4.6 Million Watches
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 59,000 |
| 1878 | 70,000 |
| 1879 | 100,000 |
| 1880 | 140,000 |
| 1881 | 180,000 |
| 1882 | 215,000 |
| 1883 | 250,000 |
| 1884 | 300,000 |
| 1885 | 350,000 |
| 1886 | 400,000 |
| 1887 | 480,000 |
| 1888 | 560,000 |
| 1889 | 640,000 |
| 1890 | 740,000 |
| 1891 | 805,000 |
| 1892 | 835,000 |
| 1893 | 865,000 |
| 1894 | 900,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 930,000 |
| 1896 | 970,000 |
| 1897 | 1,000,000 |
| 1898 | 1,120,000 |
| 1899 | 1,255,000 |
| 1900 | 1,384,000 |
| 1901 | 1,512,000 |
| 1902 | 1,642,000 |
| 1903 | 1,768,000 |
| 1904 | 1,896,000 |
| 1905 | 2,024,000 |
| 1906 | 2,152,000 |
| 1907 | 2,280,000 |
| 1908 | 2,400,000 |
| 1909 | 2,520,000 |
| 1910 | 2,650,000 |
| 1911 | 2,700,000 |
| 1912 | 2,760,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 2,850,000 |
| 1914 | 2,920,000 |
| 1915 | 3,000,000 |
| 1916 | 3,100,000 |
| 1917 | 3,240,000 |
| 1918 | 3,390,000 |
| 1919 | 3,500,000 |
| 1920 | 3,600,000 |
| 1921 | 3,700,000 |
| 1922 | 3,750,000 |
| 1923 | 3,800,000 |
| 1924 | 3,850,000 |
| 1925 | 3,900,000 |
| 1926 | 3,950,000 |
| 1927 | 3,980,000 |
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Be sure to use the serial number on the movement (the works) of the watch. Do not use the serial number from the watch case.
Can't find your serial number in the table? Click here for an explanation and example of how to use our serial number tables.
Need help finding the serial number on your watch? Click here for instructions on how to identify and open most common case types.
Elgin Pocket Watch Case Serial Number Lookup Engine
Dueber-Hampden Advertisement
John C. Dueber had been manufacturing watch cases since 1864 and bought controlling interest in a case company in about 1886. At about this time an anti-trust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against Dueber. In order to remain in business, Dueber bought the Hampden Watch Co. in Springfield in 1888, then moved it to Canton. By 1890, the company was producing 600 watches a day, had 1000 employees, and possessed net assets of $2,600,000. Hampden produced some very fine quality watches, and introduced the first 16 size, 23 jewel movement made in America.
Dueber controlled all aspects of the company from manufacturing to sales. Dueber sold the company to Walter Vrettman in 1925. Vrettman went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the company's equipment to Amtorg, a Russian purchasing company. Nearly 30 boxcars of machinery left Canton in 1931 with 21 former Dueber Hampden employees who contracted for one year to teach the Russians the craft of watchmaking. Conflicting information exists about the fate of the Russian enterprise, but Henry Fried, a horology professor at New York University, reported seeing Dueber-Hampden machinery being used in China in 1986.
Hampden / Dueber Watch Company
Pocket Watch Serial Number Search
Total Production: Approx. 4.6 Million Watches
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 59,000 |
| 1878 | 70,000 |
| 1879 | 100,000 |
| 1880 | 140,000 |
| 1881 | 180,000 |
| 1882 | 215,000 |
| 1883 | 250,000 |
| 1884 | 300,000 |
| 1885 | 350,000 |
| 1886 | 400,000 |
| 1887 | 480,000 |
| 1888 | 560,000 |
| 1889 | 640,000 |
| 1890 | 740,000 |
| 1891 | 805,000 |
| 1892 | 835,000 |
| 1893 | 865,000 |
| 1894 | 900,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 930,000 |
| 1896 | 970,000 |
| 1897 | 1,000,000 |
| 1898 | 1,120,000 |
| 1899 | 1,255,000 |
| 1900 | 1,384,000 |
| 1901 | 1,512,000 |
| 1902 | 1,642,000 |
| 1903 | 1,768,000 |
| 1904 | 1,896,000 |
| 1905 | 2,024,000 |
| 1906 | 2,152,000 |
| 1907 | 2,280,000 |
| 1908 | 2,400,000 |
| 1909 | 2,520,000 |
| 1910 | 2,650,000 |
| 1911 | 2,700,000 |
| 1912 | 2,760,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 2,850,000 |
| 1914 | 2,920,000 |
| 1915 | 3,000,000 |
| 1916 | 3,100,000 |
| 1917 | 3,240,000 |
| 1918 | 3,390,000 |
| 1919 | 3,500,000 |
| 1920 | 3,600,000 |
| 1921 | 3,700,000 |
| 1922 | 3,750,000 |
| 1923 | 3,800,000 |
| 1924 | 3,850,000 |
| 1925 | 3,900,000 |
| 1926 | 3,950,000 |
| 1927 | 3,980,000 |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
Be sure to use the serial number on the movement (the works) of the watch. Do not use the serial number from the watch case.
Can't find your serial number in the table? Click here for an explanation and example of how to use our serial number tables.
Need help finding the serial number on your watch? Click here for instructions on how to identify and open most common case types.
At Renaissance Watch Repair, we are experts in the repair and restoration of Dueber and Hampden watches. Please contact us if you have any questions about the repair of your vintage Hampden watch.
