Description:

Illinois 16S 21J lever set (LS) adj. 6p Bunn Special pocket watch #4295286, impressive nickel split plate movement with screw-down raised gold jewel settings (GJS), a gold train & center wheel and a lovely radiating sunburst style damascene pattern, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel dial with bold fancy Arabic numbers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has some faint hairlines, bold blue steel spade & whip style hands, re-cased into a heavy yellow gold filled (YGF) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with a back cover engraved with a design of vertical lines and Gothic arches with a wide blank rectangular monogram shield surrounded by geometric designs in the center, coin edge bezels, a heavy shoulder with a recessed crown, a large heavy square bow and a glass crystal, case is showing normal moderate wear with some smoothing to the engravings and brass showing on the bezels, frame, shoulders & bow, measures approx. 51mm in diameter x 65mm in length x 13mm thick (crystal included). A heavy & impressive high quality railroad grade Illinois from the 1920s in very good overall condition, perfect to carry everyday!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: 1923-1924
  • Company: Illinois
  • Movement Size: 0516S
  • Jewels: 0721J
  • Setting/Movement Type: lever set
  • Adjustments: 6 positions
  • Model/Grade: Bunn Special
  • Serial #: 4295286
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Movement Details: gold jewel settings (GJS), screw-down jewel settings, raised jewel settings, gold train, gold center wheel
  • Dial Material: porcelain enamel
  • Dial Details: double sunk (DS)
  • Hand Style: spade & whip
  • Case Style: SB&B
  • Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow
  • Case Details: re-cased, recessed crown
  • Case Width/Diameter: 51mm (2.01 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  65mm (2.56 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  13mm (0.51 inches)
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Gender: Gentlemen's