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Gilt Movement
Antique Elgin pocket watch with gilt movement
Gilt pocket watch movements are gold in color, due to a gilded finish over brass movement plates.
They were then engraved, usually without color inlay.
Gilt movements were very common before 1900, when nickel movements began to gain popularity.
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