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Elgin Titanium Treasure Solar Drive – White Dial – Day-Date – Diamond Marker – Titanium Bracelet
This is a distinctive Elgin Titanium Treasure Solar Drive, combining a lightweight titanium case and bracelet with solar-powered quartz technology, a highly legible white Arabic-numeral dial and day-date display.
The watch belongs to Elgin’s Japanese-market Titanium Treasure / Solar Drive family. Period examples from this range appear in numerous references and configurations, generally pairing titanium construction with solar quartz movements, day/date functions and practical water resistance.
The supplied photographs unfortunately do not expose a clearly readable conventional FK-xxxx model reference. The visible caseback instead carries an individual numeric marking that appears to read 06059346. I would therefore not invent an FK reference for the listing. Comparable Titanium Treasure watches use references such as FK-1066-C, FK-1223-C and FK-1250-C, but those belong to different configurations.
Watch Details
Brand: Elgin
Collection: Titanium Treasure / Solar Drive
Reference: Exact FK reference not visible in supplied photographs
Caseback Number: Appears to read 06059346
Movement: Solar-powered quartz
Case: Titanium
Dial: White
Hour Display: Full black Arabic numerals
Special Marker: Diamond-set marker at 12 o’clock
Hands: Black hour, minute and central seconds hands
Calendar: Day and date display at 3 o’clock
Day Wheel: Bilingual display
Crystal: Clear crystal; exact material not confirmed from photographs
Water Resistance: Dial marked WATER RESISTANT; original depth rating not clearly visible and current resistance is not guaranteed
Bracelet: Matching titanium multi-link bracelet
Clasp: Folding clasp with micro-adjustment
Caseback: Signed ELGIN, SOLAR, TITANIUM and TREASURE, with decorative central emblem
Included: Watch and bracelet as photographed
The combination of solar drive, titanium construction and day-date functionality is well documented across this Elgin family. Other surviving examples also show the characteristic TREASURE TITANIUM caseback nomenclature.
Condition
This example presents very attractively as a practical, lightweight period Elgin, while retaining signs of previous wear appropriate to a pre-owned watch.
The white dial remains clean and extremely legible, with large black Arabic numerals providing excellent contrast. At 12 o’clock sits the small diamond-set accent that adds an unusual touch of jewellery-inspired detail without overwhelming the otherwise functional design.
The day-date aperture at 3 o’clock is clearly visible, and the photographs show a non-Latin day character alongside the date, consistent with the watch's bilingual calendar configuration.
The titanium case and bracelet display scratches, scuffs and general surface marks from normal use. Titanium tends to develop its own distinctive surface character over time, and these marks are visible throughout the supplied photographs rather than hidden.
The bracelet retains its unusual multi-piece construction and substantial folding clasp with multiple micro-adjustment positions.
No box, papers, spare links, service documentation or additional accessories are shown, so none are represented as included. Solar charging performance, accuracy and remaining rechargeable-cell condition should only be stated if separately tested.
Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.
Titanium Treasure
The Titanium Treasure designation is particularly appropriate to this generation of Elgin watches.
Rather than using conventional stainless steel, Elgin produced a range of watches employing titanium for both the case and bracelet. Surviving examples of the family are documented with titanium construction, Solar Drive movements and various dial/calendar configurations.
Titanium offers a very different wearing experience from steel. It is notably light for its size, making watches such as this particularly comfortable for prolonged everyday wear.
The slightly darker, warmer grey tone of aged titanium also gives the watch a character quite different from highly polished stainless steel.
Solar Drive
The dial identifies this example as SOLAR DRIVE.
Rather than relying solely on a conventional disposable quartz battery, the system uses light to provide electrical energy for the quartz movement and rechargeable storage cell. Other documented Elgin Titanium Solar Drive watches confirm that the technology was used extensively across this family.
It gave Elgin a useful combination: quartz accuracy and convenience, but without the normal cycle of frequent conventional battery replacement.
Because this is now an older solar watch, however, the condition of the rechargeable cell should not be assumed from appearance alone.
A Particularly Practical Dial
The dial is one of this example's strongest features.
Large italicised Arabic numerals fill almost the entire circumference, with a fine minute track around the outside. Against the bright white background they provide exceptionally strong legibility.
At 3 o’clock is a framed day-date window, giving the watch useful everyday functionality without compromising the clean dial arrangement.
Then there is the small diamond accent at 12. Similar Elgin Titanium Solar Drive watches are documented with diamond dial accents, suggesting this combination was a deliberate feature within the collection rather than an unusual aftermarket addition.
Why Collectors Love the Elgin Titanium Solar Drive
This is a very different proposition from the historic American-made Elgin mechanical watches that made the Elgin name famous.
The original Elgin National Watch Company ceased American watch production decades before watches of this type appeared, so this example should be collected on its own merits as a later Elgin-branded Japanese-market solar watch, rather than being presented as an antique American Elgin. A collector reference on another Titanium Solar Drive model similarly distinguishes these later watches from the original American company.
And on those merits, there is plenty to enjoy: lightweight titanium construction, solar quartz technology, bilingual day-date, diamond detailing, an unusual multi-link bracelet and highly legible styling.
It is an interesting survivor from an era when solar-powered watches were still sufficiently unusual to be advertised prominently on the dial.
For eBay, I would use:
Elgin Titanium Treasure Solar Drive Watch White Dial Day Date Diamond Titanium
This is a distinctive Elgin Titanium Treasure Solar Drive, combining a lightweight titanium case and bracelet with solar-powered quartz technology, a highly legible white Arabic-numeral dial and day-date display.
The watch belongs to Elgin’s Japanese-market Titanium Treasure / Solar Drive family. Period examples from this range appear in numerous references and configurations, generally pairing titanium construction with solar quartz movements, day/date functions and practical water resistance.
The supplied photographs unfortunately do not expose a clearly readable conventional FK-xxxx model reference. The visible caseback instead carries an individual numeric marking that appears to read 06059346. I would therefore not invent an FK reference for the listing. Comparable Titanium Treasure watches use references such as FK-1066-C, FK-1223-C and FK-1250-C, but those belong to different configurations.
Watch Details
Brand: Elgin
Collection: Titanium Treasure / Solar Drive
Reference: Exact FK reference not visible in supplied photographs
Caseback Number: Appears to read 06059346
Movement: Solar-powered quartz
Case: Titanium
Dial: White
Hour Display: Full black Arabic numerals
Special Marker: Diamond-set marker at 12 o’clock
Hands: Black hour, minute and central seconds hands
Calendar: Day and date display at 3 o’clock
Day Wheel: Bilingual display
Crystal: Clear crystal; exact material not confirmed from photographs
Water Resistance: Dial marked WATER RESISTANT; original depth rating not clearly visible and current resistance is not guaranteed
Bracelet: Matching titanium multi-link bracelet
Clasp: Folding clasp with micro-adjustment
Caseback: Signed ELGIN, SOLAR, TITANIUM and TREASURE, with decorative central emblem
Included: Watch and bracelet as photographed
The combination of solar drive, titanium construction and day-date functionality is well documented across this Elgin family. Other surviving examples also show the characteristic TREASURE TITANIUM caseback nomenclature.
Condition
This example presents very attractively as a practical, lightweight period Elgin, while retaining signs of previous wear appropriate to a pre-owned watch.
The white dial remains clean and extremely legible, with large black Arabic numerals providing excellent contrast. At 12 o’clock sits the small diamond-set accent that adds an unusual touch of jewellery-inspired detail without overwhelming the otherwise functional design.
The day-date aperture at 3 o’clock is clearly visible, and the photographs show a non-Latin day character alongside the date, consistent with the watch's bilingual calendar configuration.
The titanium case and bracelet display scratches, scuffs and general surface marks from normal use. Titanium tends to develop its own distinctive surface character over time, and these marks are visible throughout the supplied photographs rather than hidden.
The bracelet retains its unusual multi-piece construction and substantial folding clasp with multiple micro-adjustment positions.
No box, papers, spare links, service documentation or additional accessories are shown, so none are represented as included. Solar charging performance, accuracy and remaining rechargeable-cell condition should only be stated if separately tested.
Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.
Titanium Treasure
The Titanium Treasure designation is particularly appropriate to this generation of Elgin watches.
Rather than using conventional stainless steel, Elgin produced a range of watches employing titanium for both the case and bracelet. Surviving examples of the family are documented with titanium construction, Solar Drive movements and various dial/calendar configurations.
Titanium offers a very different wearing experience from steel. It is notably light for its size, making watches such as this particularly comfortable for prolonged everyday wear.
The slightly darker, warmer grey tone of aged titanium also gives the watch a character quite different from highly polished stainless steel.
Solar Drive
The dial identifies this example as SOLAR DRIVE.
Rather than relying solely on a conventional disposable quartz battery, the system uses light to provide electrical energy for the quartz movement and rechargeable storage cell. Other documented Elgin Titanium Solar Drive watches confirm that the technology was used extensively across this family.
It gave Elgin a useful combination: quartz accuracy and convenience, but without the normal cycle of frequent conventional battery replacement.
Because this is now an older solar watch, however, the condition of the rechargeable cell should not be assumed from appearance alone.
A Particularly Practical Dial
The dial is one of this example's strongest features.
Large italicised Arabic numerals fill almost the entire circumference, with a fine minute track around the outside. Against the bright white background they provide exceptionally strong legibility.
At 3 o’clock is a framed day-date window, giving the watch useful everyday functionality without compromising the clean dial arrangement.
Then there is the small diamond accent at 12. Similar Elgin Titanium Solar Drive watches are documented with diamond dial accents, suggesting this combination was a deliberate feature within the collection rather than an unusual aftermarket addition.
Why Collectors Love the Elgin Titanium Solar Drive
This is a very different proposition from the historic American-made Elgin mechanical watches that made the Elgin name famous.
The original Elgin National Watch Company ceased American watch production decades before watches of this type appeared, so this example should be collected on its own merits as a later Elgin-branded Japanese-market solar watch, rather than being presented as an antique American Elgin. A collector reference on another Titanium Solar Drive model similarly distinguishes these later watches from the original American company.
And on those merits, there is plenty to enjoy: lightweight titanium construction, solar quartz technology, bilingual day-date, diamond detailing, an unusual multi-link bracelet and highly legible styling.
It is an interesting survivor from an era when solar-powered watches were still sufficiently unusual to be advertised prominently on the dial.
For eBay, I would use:
Elgin Titanium Treasure Solar Drive Watch White Dial Day Date Diamond Titanium