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Mega Rare Antique 18s Railroad Illinois Pennsylvania Special Gold Pocket Watch
Estimated price for orientation: 1 350 $
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Description Year of Manufacture: 1910-1919 Country Made: USA Brand: Illinois Model: 9 Closure: Open Face Serial Number: 1826660 Features: Easy To Read, Gold Plated Movement, 12-Hour Dial, Arabic Numerals, Chronograph, Enameled Dial Case Material: Yellow Gold Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Up for sale is a Mega Rare Beautiful Antique Railroad Open Face Illinois Pennsylvania Special Pocket Watch in Gorgeous Heavy Highly Engraved Gold Filled Case. The movement has a serial number 2539067 which dates it to be manufactured in 1913. The Case is in Excellent Mint condition, the Dial , Hands and Glass Crystals are in immaculate mint condition – please see the pictures. The Watch size is 18 with 17 Ruby Jewels in Gold settings, Adjusted to Temperature, 3 positions, Temperature and Isochronism. It's Stem Wind and Lever set. The watch was recently serviced, running STRONG and keeping an excellent time. Grade: Pennsylvania SpecialManufacturer: Illinois
Manufacturer Location: Springfield, Illinois
Movement Serial Number: 2539067
Grade: Pennsylvania Special
Model: 6
Estimated Production Year: 1913
Total Production: Less than 1000
Size: 18s
Jewels: 17j
Movement Configuration: Openface
Movement Finish: Nickel
Movement Pattern: 2-tone
Movement Setting: Lever
Plate: Full Plate
Barrel: Going
Train: Fast
Adjusted: Yes
Adjusted # of Positions: 3
Adjusted to Temperature: Yes
Railroad Grade: Yes The movement has some dark spots.
Please look closely at the pictures as they part of the descriptionThe shipping charges include full insurance coverage, signature confirmation Thank You and Good Luck!!! Springfield, Illinois1869 - 1927The Illinois Springfield Watch Company was organized in 1869 primarily through the efforts of J. C. Adams. The first company Directors were J. T. Stuart, W. B. Miller, John Williams, John W. Bunn, George Black and George Passfield.John Stuart was a Springfield lawyer and former partner of Abraham Lincoln. John Williams was president of the First National bank of Springfield. William B. Miller was a local merchant. John B. Bunn owned a grocery business.Though the first movements were produced in 1872, the company really didn't achieve full production until 1875. By serial number, the first watch made was the "Stuart" model, followed in order by the "Mason," Bunn," "Miller," and finally the "Currier. The first stem-wind watch was produced in 1875. The early Illinois models were key-wound and key-set and are quite collectible today. Illinois later produced an extensive line of extremely fine and accurate Railroad-grade pocket watches like the "Sangamo Special," "Bunn Special" and "Santa Fe Special" (just to name a few).Illinois: A Great American Watch Since 1870In 1879, due to financial difficulties, the company was reorganized and the name changed to the Illinois Springfield Watch Company. By 1885 the company name was changed yet again to the Illinois Watch Company.Purchased by HamiltonThe Illinois Watch Company was purchased by Hamilton Watch Company in 1927, but continued to produce Illinois watches under Hamilton management until 1932 (the year the last "true" Illinois watch was made). Hamilton continued producing Illinois watches in the Hamilton factory until 1939.The Illinois Watch Company produced watches under contract for several different brands, including Burlington Watch Company (Chicago, Illinois) which operated primarily as a mail-order business, and Santa Fe Watch Company (Topeka, Kansas). There is some question as to whether Burlington was actually a subsidiary of Illinois. Watches produced under the Burlington name include some very fine (including some railroad grade) watches, which are nearly identical to Illinois movements. Illinois also produced watches for the Plymouth Watch Company (Sears Roebuck) and the Washington Watch Company (Montgomery Ward).Illinois Watch Case CompanyNOTE: The Illinois Watch Company should not be confused with the Illinois Watch Case Company of Elgin, Illinois. The Illinois Watch Case Company was a major manufacture in the city of Elgin, Illinois. It manufactured watch cases under many brands, such as "Elgin Giant," "Elgin Pride," "Tivoli," "Spartan," and "Elgin Commander." The use of the name "Elgin" in their brand names, or marking the cases with "Elgin USA" often leads people to believe that a watch was made by the Elgin National Watch Company when it was actually made by another manufacturer, or to think that a watch no longer has its original case because it is "now in an Elgin case."
Description
| Year of Manufacture: | 1910-1919 | Country Made: | USA |
| Brand: | Illinois | Model: | 9 |
| Closure: | Open Face | Serial Number: | 1826660 |
| Features: | Easy To Read, Gold Plated Movement, 12-Hour Dial, Arabic Numerals, Chronograph, Enameled Dial | Case Material: | Yellow Gold |
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
Up for sale is a Mega Rare Beautiful Antique Railroad Open Face Illinois Pennsylvania Special Pocket Watch in Gorgeous Heavy Highly Engraved Gold Filled Case. The movement has a serial number 2539067 which dates it to be manufactured in 1913. The Case is in Excellent Mint condition, the Dial , Hands and Glass Crystals are in immaculate mint condition – please see the pictures. The Watch size is 18 with 17 Ruby Jewels in Gold settings, Adjusted to Temperature, 3 positions, Temperature and Isochronism. It's Stem Wind and Lever set. The watch was recently serviced, running STRONG and keeping an excellent time. Grade: Pennsylvania SpecialManufacturer: Illinois
Manufacturer Location: Springfield, Illinois
Movement Serial Number: 2539067
Grade: Pennsylvania Special
Model: 6
Estimated Production Year: 1913
Total Production: Less than 1000
Size: 18s
Jewels: 17j
Movement Configuration: Openface
Movement Finish: Nickel
Movement Pattern: 2-tone
Movement Setting: Lever
Plate: Full Plate
Barrel: Going
Train: Fast
Adjusted: Yes
Adjusted # of Positions: 3
Adjusted to Temperature: Yes
Railroad Grade: Yes The movement has some dark spots.
Please look closely at the pictures as they part of the descriptionThe shipping charges include full insurance coverage, signature confirmation Thank You and Good Luck!!!
Manufacturer Location: Springfield, Illinois
Movement Serial Number: 2539067
Grade: Pennsylvania Special
Model: 6
Estimated Production Year: 1913
Total Production: Less than 1000
Size: 18s
Jewels: 17j
Movement Configuration: Openface
Movement Finish: Nickel
Movement Pattern: 2-tone
Movement Setting: Lever
Plate: Full Plate
Barrel: Going
Train: Fast
Adjusted: Yes
Adjusted # of Positions: 3
Adjusted to Temperature: Yes
Railroad Grade: Yes The movement has some dark spots.
Please look closely at the pictures as they part of the descriptionThe shipping charges include full insurance coverage, signature confirmation Thank You and Good Luck!!!
Springfield, Illinois1869 - 1927The Illinois Springfield Watch Company was organized in 1869 primarily through the efforts of J. C. Adams. The first company Directors were J. T. Stuart, W. B. Miller, John Williams, John W. Bunn, George Black and George Passfield.John Stuart was a Springfield lawyer and former partner of Abraham Lincoln. John Williams was president of the First National bank of Springfield. William B. Miller was a local merchant. John B. Bunn owned a grocery business.Though the first movements were produced in 1872, the company really didn't achieve full production until 1875. By serial number, the first watch made was the "Stuart" model, followed in order by the "Mason," Bunn," "Miller," and finally the "Currier. The first stem-wind watch was produced in 1875. The early Illinois models were key-wound and key-set and are quite collectible today. Illinois later produced an extensive line of extremely fine and accurate Railroad-grade pocket watches like the "Sangamo Special," "Bunn Special" and "Santa Fe Special" (just to name a few).
Illinois: A Great American Watch Since 1870
In 1879, due to financial difficulties, the company was reorganized and the name changed to the Illinois Springfield Watch Company. By 1885 the company name was changed yet again to the Illinois Watch Company.Purchased by HamiltonThe Illinois Watch Company was purchased by Hamilton Watch Company in 1927, but continued to produce Illinois watches under Hamilton management until 1932 (the year the last "true" Illinois watch was made). Hamilton continued producing Illinois watches in the Hamilton factory until 1939.The Illinois Watch Company produced watches under contract for several different brands, including Burlington Watch Company (Chicago, Illinois) which operated primarily as a mail-order business, and Santa Fe Watch Company (Topeka, Kansas). There is some question as to whether Burlington was actually a subsidiary of Illinois. Watches produced under the Burlington name include some very fine (including some railroad grade) watches, which are nearly identical to Illinois movements. Illinois also produced watches for the Plymouth Watch Company (Sears Roebuck) and the Washington Watch Company (Montgomery Ward).Illinois Watch Case CompanyNOTE: The Illinois Watch Company should not be confused with the Illinois Watch Case Company of Elgin, Illinois. The Illinois Watch Case Company was a major manufacture in the city of Elgin, Illinois. It manufactured watch cases under many brands, such as "Elgin Giant," "Elgin Pride," "Tivoli," "Spartan," and "Elgin Commander." The use of the name "Elgin" in their brand names, or marking the cases with "Elgin USA" often leads people to believe that a watch was made by the Elgin National Watch Company when it was actually made by another manufacturer, or to think that a watch no longer has its original case because it is "now in an Elgin case."