Antique Old Estate Vintage 16s 23 Jewel Illinois Bunn Special withMarked Dial, Box

  

Antique Old Estate Vintage 16s 23 Jewel Illinois Bunn Special w/Marked Dial, Box. The Illinois Watch Company is, without question, one of the jewels in the crown of American Watch Houses.

Shortly after the Civil War, the company turned out during its 58-year run some of the most magnificent timepieces ever to come to light in this country. Pocket watches with names such as "Bunn Special, " "Sangamo Special" and "Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire" and wristwatches such as the "Piccadilly, " "Marquis" and "Speedway" all went from innovation, to wide reception to legend. Illinois was farsighted enough to be one of the first American manufacturers to chase the silly idea of marketing a wristlet for men. Having made "convertible wristlets" for women, which could be used as a pendant, hung from a pin or worn with a cord or chain around the wrist, Illinois saw the rabid reception that wristlets received during WWI and felt the time had come for expanded wristwatch manufacture.

Illinois Watch Company, known for their obsessive attention to detail, produced watches that were exciting, elegant, and extraordinarily well-crafted. Today these watches are prized by collectors and designers for their look and reliability. We don't believe we can describe this stunning railroad pocket watch any better than the good people of the Illinois Watch Company did in 1929. The Bunn Special is the recognized standard for all railroad service. The thousands of these watches in the hands of railroad men everywhere have proven the superiority of these movements.

The BUNN SPECIAL is an extremely high-grade, dependable, durable and excellent timekeeper and is unquestionably the most popular railroad watch made in America. The Bunn Special is adjusted to SIX positions, temperatures and isochronism, and will pass the inspection on any railroad in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

This fine 23 ruby-jeweled example, crafted in 1929, has rare double-sunk porcelain dial marked "Illinois/Bunn Special/23 Jewels/60 hours, " original railroad case and a triumph of mechanical engineering: Illinois Watch Companys famous 23 ruby jeweled Bunn Special completely cleaned, oiled and calibrated to keep time as it was intended. Some brassing on the back corners of the case and bow, quite probably from railroad use.

Were pleased to offer this work of horological art in a period box marked This Watch is Guaranteed a Genuine'Illinois. Looking for an extraordinary gift in a condition worthy of being offered here at Strickland Vintage Watches? For those of you who may not know us, we at. Featured as Forbes magazine's "Best of the Web" honoree consecutively since 2000 for timepieces, we're committed to bringing the best, the rarest, the cleanest examples of old wrist and pocket watches to clients around the world.

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The item "Antique Old Estate Vintage 16s 23 Jewel Illinois Bunn Special withMarked Dial, Box" is in sale since Saturday, September 29, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique". The seller is "strickland_vintage_watches" and is located in Tampa, Florida.

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• Number of Jewels: 23 Jewels
• Model: Bunn Special
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Pocket Watch Size: 16
• Material: Gold Filled
• Movement: MECHANICAL
• Age: 1929
• Case Material: Gold Filled
• Country Made: American
• Metal: Gold Filled
• Features: with Box
• Year of Manufacture: 1920-Now
• Closure: Open Face
• Brand: Illinois
• Serial Number: 5238903