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14K Gold Engraved Case 21-Jewel Non-Magnetic Watch Co. Illinois Pocket Watch
Estimated price for orientation: 3 550 $
Category: Antique
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Description Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Features: 12-Hour Dial Year of Manufacture: 1890-1899 Escapement Type: Lever Brand: Illinois Serial Number: 1,513,904 Material: 14K Yellow Gold Model: Non-Magnetic Watch Co. Closure: Full Hunter Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Alluring 16-Size 14K 21-Jewel Non-Magnetic Watch Co. (Illinois) Fully Engraved Hunter Case for the Gent
Non-Magnetic Watch Co. (Illinois); U.S./Ill.; Man’s; SN#1,513,904; CA1895
CASE: The 14K yellow-gold 16-size No. 4,674,575 hunter case displays floral/machined/village decorations and is signed “Keystone.”
DIAL: This white porcelain double sunk dial features Roman numerals, spade hands and is signed “private label”.
MOVT: The 21-jewel lever-set No. 1,513,904 nickel movement has a lever escapement, 6 adjustments, ¾-plate layout and is signed “Non-Magnetic.”
C 2 (Case is in Perfect Condition)
D 2 (Dial is in Perfect Condition)
M 2 (Movement is in Perfect Condition)
R 9 (Rarity Grade on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Expert’s Opinion: A true beauty - fully engraved and perfect all around. This is a perfect watch with a gold investment! Weighs 90.8 Grams TW. AI-AM62016-27 Hunter Cases
A hunting case covers the face of the watch consealing the dial. The case is opened by pressing the stem or the crown of the watch. Hold the watch in your right hand with the bow between the index finger and thumb. Press on the pendant-crown with the right thumb to release the cover exposing the face. When closing, do not SNAP the cover. Press the crown to move the catch in, close the cover, then release the crown. This will prevent wear on the rim and catch. Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements
Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads. Lever Escapement
An escapement is a device in mechanical watches and clocks that transfers energy to the timekeeping element (the "impulse action") and allows the number of its oscillations to be counted (the "locking action"). The impulse action transfers energy to the clock's timekeeping element (usually a pendulum or balance wheel) to replace the energy lost to friction during its cycle and keep the timekeeper oscillating. The escapement is driven by force from a coiled spring or a suspended weight, transmitted through the timepiece's gear train. Each swing of the pendulum or balance wheel releases a tooth of the escapement's escape wheel gear, allowing the clock's gear train to advance or "escape" by a fixed amount. This regular periodic advancement moves the clock's hands forward at a steady rate. At the same time the tooth gives the timekeeping element a push, before another tooth catches on the escapement's pallet, returning the escapement to its "locked" state. The sudden stopping of the escapement's tooth is what generates the characteristic "ticking" sound heard in operating mechanical clocks and watches. Adjustment
Watch adjustment is the process of correcting those errors in the watch that cause variation in time keeping. These include temperature influences, variation in driving power and position of the watch with respect to mechanism such as pendant up or dial up. Watches with better calibre movements will have been adjusted at the factory for a number of positions. The usual array of positions include a subset of the following positions:
1. Dial up 2. Dial down 3. Bow up 4. Bow down (Not required by Railroad) 5. Bow left 6. Bow right These positional adjustments are intended to insure that the watch is just as realiable and accurate regardless of the position in which it is stored or used. In addition to positional adjustments, the watch may also be adjusted for Temperature(heat/cold). Temperature affects different elements in different ways. Heat will cause some metals to expand faster than others, and cold may cause some metals to contract more than others. A watch that is adjusted to temperatures will usually include some combination of metals that allow the watch to maintain its
Description
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Features: | 12-Hour Dial |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1890-1899 | Escapement Type: | Lever |
| Brand: | Illinois | Serial Number: | 1,513,904 |
| Material: | 14K Yellow Gold | Model: | Non-Magnetic Watch Co. |
| Closure: | Full Hunter | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
Non-Magnetic Watch Co. (Illinois); U.S./Ill.; Man’s; SN#1,513,904; CA1895
CASE: The 14K yellow-gold 16-size No. 4,674,575 hunter case displays floral/machined/village decorations and is signed “Keystone.”
DIAL: This white porcelain double sunk dial features Roman numerals, spade hands and is signed “private label”.
MOVT: The 21-jewel lever-set No. 1,513,904 nickel movement has a lever escapement, 6 adjustments, ¾-plate layout and is signed “Non-Magnetic.”
C 2 (Case is in Perfect Condition)
D 2 (Dial is in Perfect Condition)
M 2 (Movement is in Perfect Condition)
R 9 (Rarity Grade on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Expert’s Opinion: A true beauty - fully engraved and perfect all around. This is a perfect watch with a gold investment! Weighs 90.8 Grams TW. AI-AM62016-27 Hunter Cases
A hunting case covers the face of the watch consealing the dial. The case is opened by pressing the stem or the crown of the watch. Hold the watch in your right hand with the bow between the index finger and thumb. Press on the pendant-crown with the right thumb to release the cover exposing the face. When closing, do not SNAP the cover. Press the crown to move the catch in, close the cover, then release the crown. This will prevent wear on the rim and catch. Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements
Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads. Lever Escapement
An escapement is a device in mechanical watches and clocks that transfers energy to the timekeeping element (the "impulse action") and allows the number of its oscillations to be counted (the "locking action"). The impulse action transfers energy to the clock's timekeeping element (usually a pendulum or balance wheel) to replace the energy lost to friction during its cycle and keep the timekeeper oscillating. The escapement is driven by force from a coiled spring or a suspended weight, transmitted through the timepiece's gear train. Each swing of the pendulum or balance wheel releases a tooth of the escapement's escape wheel gear, allowing the clock's gear train to advance or "escape" by a fixed amount. This regular periodic advancement moves the clock's hands forward at a steady rate. At the same time the tooth gives the timekeeping element a push, before another tooth catches on the escapement's pallet, returning the escapement to its "locked" state. The sudden stopping of the escapement's tooth is what generates the characteristic "ticking" sound heard in operating mechanical clocks and watches. Adjustment
Watch adjustment is the process of correcting those errors in the watch that cause variation in time keeping. These include temperature influences, variation in driving power and position of the watch with respect to mechanism such as pendant up or dial up. Watches with better calibre movements will have been adjusted at the factory for a number of positions. The usual array of positions include a subset of the following positions:
1. Dial up 2. Dial down 3. Bow up 4. Bow down (Not required by Railroad) 5. Bow left 6. Bow right These positional adjustments are intended to insure that the watch is just as realiable and accurate regardless of the position in which it is stored or used. In addition to positional adjustments, the watch may also be adjusted for Temperature(heat/cold). Temperature affects different elements in different ways. Heat will cause some metals to expand faster than others, and cold may cause some metals to contract more than others. A watch that is adjusted to temperatures will usually include some combination of metals that allow the watch to maintain its