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The bunn and bunn special were sold as movements only, with the 17jewel and. Shop by category electronics, cars, fashion, collectibles. Illinois watch company pocket watch with 21 ruby jewels bunn. A vintage 14k goldfilled pocket watch by illinois watch co. The case for this pocket watch is a large and very heavy. This is an excellent example of one of illinois model 6, 18 size pocket watches. Running hampden pocket watch special railway model 4 17 jewels size 18. Other than that, however, the movement has no other problems. Illinois pocket watch repair and illinois pocket watch servicing is the focus of this page. The serial number on the movement is 1625526, dating it to 1902.
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Railroadgrade pocket watches produced by the illinois company are particularly collectible. A closeup view of a rockford 18 size 17 jewel model 9 grade 925 two tone pocket watch movement. Fancy elgin pocket watch 14 karat goldfilled hunter size0 case womans watch. A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a clockwork mechanism to measure the passage of. Antique illinois pocket watch 17 jewels 18 size gold fill sn 1798414 ca. Peter henlein has often been described as the inventor of the first pocket. He was a conductor for railroad passenger service back in the 1900 30s. Greg frauenhoff edited the page auroras 15 ruby jewel movements 3 weeks ago. A closeup view of an illinois 16 size 23 jewel grade 710 diamond ruby sapphire pocket watch movement. Among the railroad watches searched for by most illinois enthusiasts may be the 16 size, 23 jewel, illinois ball pocket watch. A very scarce illinois pocket watch 18s, 11 jewels, oresilver case, transitional, circa 1880 running and. This was from a paper handed to me by a colleague who discovered it by chance several years ago. Find the perfect deal for illinois 17 jewels antique pocket watches with free shipping on many items at ebay.
Recently serviced in store by robert rasmussen, rjr watches. The manual wind 24 jewel 18s movement with ruby jewels including the barrel and gold jewel settings is working well, fully signed bunn special 24 jewels. Illinois bunn special pocket watches home facebook. Illinois pocket watch with dueber case movement sn 4608783. This is a fan page for all of us who admire the illinois bunn special pocket watches. Pocket 24 for sale historical memorabilia collectibles. Antique illinois the autocrat 17 jewel pocket watch. Antique post civil war illinois keystone coin silver case pocket watch. Hampden produced some very fine quality watches, and introduced the first 16 size, 23 jewel movement made in america.
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Shop by year of manufacture such as 18901899, 19101919, 1920now. Mechanical watches evolved in europe in the 17th century from spring. Illinois pocket watches for sale shop with afterpay ebay. I do not know how to tell how many jewels and i do not know the age. I have sold the movement wo a case for 1520 dollars in my. The inaugural model was the stuart, followed by the mason, the miller, the currier, and finally the bunn special, a railroad watch that would become a cornerstone of the illinois pocket watch lines. Illinois bunn special railroad grade and approved pocket watch in. Rare 1902 chicago and eastern illinois railroad 18s hamilton antique pocket watch.
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A strong example of this scarce grade 999b variant, the total production of the grade 999b with 2bprefix serial number is only 700 made with all having been produced in a single span of serial numbers from 2b001 to 2b700 that was finished between july 1943 and march 1944. Made between 1902 and movement serial number 1923875estimated production year 1907run quantity 900size 16sjewels 17jmovement configuration huntingmovement finish nickel model 4movement setting leverplate 34 platebarrel goingadjusted norailroad grade no. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity. The movement has a beautiful damaskeening and is housed in a very nice swingout style case. This illinois hunter case pocket watch was special for a railroad company. Antique 16s illinois bunn special 21 ruby jewels fishscale pattern pocket watch. The manual wind 24 jewel 18s movement with ruby jewels including the barrel and gold jewel settings is working well, fully signed bunn special 24 jewels 1612284. The white enamel dial with black numerals, sub seconds at 6, outer minutes in red with matching blue steel hands is signed illinois watch co.
High jewel examples are fervently sought by pocket watch collectors. The case is gold filled and it is a railroad pocket watch case produced by the derby sturdy case company. Initially started as a hobby during the 1960s, our business, officially established in 1976 by paul and gail zuercher, has worked steadily to provide our customers with high quality antique and vintage pocket watches, wrist watches and watch accessories. Apr 12, 2017 this is where i am from and what inspires some of my jewerly. I know that it has a movement sn 4608783, the case says dueber 25 year gaurantee its sn is 11225098. Illinois bunn special railroad grade and approved pocket watch in a highly engraved solid 14k gold case. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Antique 1907 illinois 21 ruby jewels 18s pocket watch youtube. Howard illinois peoria rockford south bend seth thomas u. Illinois pocket watch antiquevintage 1920s opening case back to view automatic movement duration. Details about 1902 illinois bunn special 24 ruby jewels railroad pocket watch 18s running 1902 illinois bunn special 24 ruby jewels railroad pocket watch 18s running. The term jewel refers to the industrial grade gemstones used as bearings for gears. Illinois also produced watches for the plymouth watch company sears roebuck and the washington watch company montgomery ward.
The illinois watch case company was a major manufacture in the city of. The balance wheel staff is broken, making the movement not run. Illinois 17 jewels antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Illinois bunn special pocket watches, east tennessee. Illinois open face antique pocket watches 19001909 year of.
Illinois open faced pocket watch size 8 illinois watch co. Greg frauenhoff edited the page auroras 15 ruby jewel movements mar 1. Watch company, which continued to operate the factory under the illinois name and gradually shifted the emphasis from pocket to wrist watch production. Sep 26, 2009 there are many cases that the watch can be in, but most 15 jewel pocket watches have minimal value over the bullion value of the case. We buy and sell vintage pocket and wrist watches and watch accessories including ball, elgin, hamilton, hampden, howard, illinois, rockford, south bend, swiss, waltham, and us and foreign watches. A mechanical watch is driven by a mainspring which must be wound either periodically by hand or via an automatic winding mechanism. Fancy 14k gf ladys 17 jewel elgin pocket watch size 0 hunter case, shop. Illinois 18 size open face smooth nickel 17 jewel 1902 pocket. Illinois was very wellknown for its railroad grade watches, especially the.
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The elgin national watch company was founded in 1864 in elgin, illinois as the national watch company, and some of the organizers were later to become the some of the biggest names in the american watch industry. Stem wind, lever set, with lovely twotone damascening on the movement. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. Illinois open face antique pocket watches with 17 jewels for. Probably why they were purchased by hamilton in about 1927. A closeup view of an illinois 16 size 23 jewel grade 310 diamond ruby sapphire pocket watch movement. The illinois pocket watch company is well described in this story written in 19. This illinois full plate 18 size movement is well serviced and keeps excellent time and there are 17 clean and inspected ruby jewels. Racing 21 radiator 21 moose 21 hoseclamp 21 light 21 cooper 21 mini 21 tail 21 fits 21 watch 21 assembly 21 front 21 pair 21 left 21 pocket 21 shaft 21 axle 21 side 21 honda 21 rare 21 cardone 21 civic 21 brake 21 type 21 hamilton 21 silver 21 settlements 21. Vintage illinois 16 size 17 jewel 1909 pocket watch. This is a size 16 pocket watch made with 17 jewels. Illinois bunn vintage pocket watch 18 size 19 jewels heavy. Illinois 18s 17 j gilt adjusted miller railroad antique american pocket watch.
Shop luxury and designer pocket watches and other gold antique and vintage watches from the worlds best jewelry dealers. A closeup view of a rockford 18 size 17 jewel model 8 two tone pocket watch movement. The case does have an indenture towards the top photo 1. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers.
Rare silver repousse patent world time dial 24 hour victorian pocket watch 1900. Designer, gold and luxury pocket watches 779 for sale at. Pocket watch antique illinois open face 17 jewels 16s circa 1917 lever set, gold filled, serviced, running, accurate wat10244. The 17 jewel, 18 size, lever setting movement runs with good motion and keeps good time. This is an excellent example well above average of a very collectible railroad grade pocket watch made by the illinois watch company. Shop by year of manufacture such as 18901899, 19101919. Antique illinois pocket watch bunn special gold fill 21 ruby jewels 16. For example, the waltham 100 jewel watch consisted of an ordinary 17 jewel movement, with 83 tiny pieces of ruby mounted around the automatic winding rotor. Welcome to the family owned business web site for pm time service. A closeup view of a rockford 18 size 17 jewel 930 grade pocket watch movement.
Mason, with financial backing from former chicago mayor benjamin w. A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a clockwork mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to quartz watches which function electronically via a small battery. Heres an up to date reference of pocket watch prices taken from sales on ebay that will help you to research real time prices this page will eventually grow to be quite long, so rather than rearange everything into pocket watch makes, heres a handy search tool for this page only. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. Jules jurgensen ultra thin high grade mens pocket watch movement. The seventeen jewel watch has an open face design with gold tone numbers and hands and a subseconds dial to the 6 position. Illinois pocket watch 12 size 17 jewel 1915 antique. Elgin 18s 11j lever set 14k gold filled hunter case pocket watch runs. Illinois 163 bunn special, marked dial, 23 jewels, rr grade. Buy illinois pocket watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Antique illinois bunn special pocket watch 21 ruby jewels sn 1295210 ca. Movement a pocket watchs movement is the entire mechanism which makes a watch function. Illinois very rare hamilton usa 18k gold 17 jewel 12s pocket watch. Classic illinois 21 rubyjeweled bunn special railroad.
These minimize friction and subsequent wear on the inner watch mechanism. Antique illinois bunn special 24 ruby jewels 14k plated pocket watch. Jan 08, 2017 illinois pocket watch antiquevintage 1920s opening case back to view automatic movement duration. Illinois antique pocket watches for sale shop with. The illinois watch company should not be confused with the illinois watch case company of elgin, illinois. Shop by year of manufacture such as 1920now, 18801889, 18701879. About 3,500 hundred of the particular watch were created by illinois between 1927 and 1935. Most of these additional jewels were totally nonfunctional. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles.
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