#48

Presentation Tank Watch by Elgin with Inscribed Message to Shirley Temple
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6" (15 cm.) A 14 Kt gold watch frame with tank window has luxury accents of 12 square-cut rubies and six round-cut diamonds (total Ct weight 0.10) flanking both sides of the frame, with 14Kt gold bracelet. The watch is signed Elgin, and the backside is inscribed "Shirley Temple" (in script) and "Time from the Stars to a Star" in small block letters. A favorite watch of Shirley Temple, the watch appears in many publicity photographs of the early 1940s, albeit with an alternate band. The watch was likely presented to her about 1941 during her performances on the Elgin Watch radio show.