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Illinois 17J grade 905 wrist watch #5314098, case #8345850, handsome vintage mechanical manual-wind nickel bridge movement with raised screw-down jewel settings and a bar-style damascene pattern, champagne-toned metal dial with a brushed finish, fancy Arabic numbers with a black outline around white luminous interior, a black-marked minute marker border, black imitation double sunk (DS) line and a black-marked seconds register at 9 o'clock, dial has some notable patina across the surface, a few small spots where the luminous material is missing and a few small specks of discoloration, blue steel skeletonized spade & whip style hands with luminous inserts, the luminous material on both the numbers and hands no longer has its light emitting properties.

Impressive yellow gold filled (YGF) wide-rectangular model #162 Illinois case with lightly sloped bezels engraved with geometric & floral designs, an engraved frame, a slightly domed glass crystal, short heavy lugs stepped down from the bezels and a large "G" monogram on the back, case is showing notable wear with some spots of brass on the bezel corners, crown and lugs along with a few small scratches on the crystal, measures approx. 27mm wide x 33mm lug to lug x 9mm thick (crystal included), YGF expansion band with large vertical segments finished with deep line engraving, band is showing normal moderate wear with small spots of discoloration to the base layer however no heavy scratches or damage. A very high grade, early Illinois wrist watch from the 1930s in very good overall condition!

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