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World's Garage Sale, $200.00, Needs Service. But it is a Guardsman. I figure I have a pretty big cushion for service cost.
Wayne
The Illinois collection grows
World's Garage Sale, $200.00, Needs Service. But it is a Guardsman. I figure I have a pretty big cushion for service cost.
Wayne
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesWooo... !!!
Pocket watch grade movement appearance under the hood! Interesting and appealing dial styling and features. Attractively decorated case that harks back to the era in which it was produced. Is the case solid gold rather than rolled gold?
Still featuring some screw-set jewels. A movement rehab and sympathetic cosmetic restoration and you're there!
I suppose this watch would date to the very early 1930s?
Like the strap. Wish I could find a boatload of straps with stitched and rolled edges, in all hues. My favorite!
Pocket watch grade movement appearance under the hood! Interesting and appealing dial styling and features. Attractively decorated case that harks back to the era in which it was produced. Is the case solid gold rather than rolled gold?
Still featuring some screw-set jewels. A movement rehab and sympathetic cosmetic restoration and you're there!
I suppose this watch would date to the very early 1930s?
Like the strap. Wish I could find a boatload of straps with stitched and rolled edges, in all hues. My favorite!
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorI suppose this watch would date to the very early 1930s?
https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/illinois/5575752
It’s hard to find vintage Illinois wristwatches in nice original condition like that.
Congrats,
gatorcpa
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tennjed
·Wooo... !!!
Pocket watch grade movement appearance under the hood! Interesting and appealing dial styling and features. Attractively decorated case that harks back to the era in which it was produced. Is the case solid gold rather than rolled gold?
Still featuring some screw-set jewels. A movement rehab and sympathetic cosmetic restoration and you're there!
I suppose this watch would date to the very early 1930s?
Like the strap. Wish I could find a boatload of straps with stitched and rolled edges, in all hues. My favorite!
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Canuck
·The pocketwatchdatabase listing for your Illinois.
https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/illinois/5575927
Your watch may well have been made by the Hamilton Watch Co. after they acquired Illinois. However, the movement is an Illinois design as shown in the Shugart, Engle, & Gilbert bible. The Hamilton copyrighted name for the rotating seconds dial is “Secometer”. Illinois wrist watches are very collectible.
https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/illinois/5575927
Your watch may well have been made by the Hamilton Watch Co. after they acquired Illinois. However, the movement is an Illinois design as shown in the Shugart, Engle, & Gilbert bible. The Hamilton copyrighted name for the rotating seconds dial is “Secometer”. Illinois wrist watches are very collectible.
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tennjed
·I think it was manufactured several years after Hamilton purchased Illinois. As I understand, the watch is old enough to have still been produced at the Springfield, IL factory, before Hamilton shut everything down at that location.
This is my third. I have an Ace and a Derby as well.
This is my third. I have an Ace and a Derby as well.
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tennjed
·One of the things I enjoy about the Illinois watches is the styles used for numerals. Some of them are extraordinary. I recall one model, I forget the name, but the numbers almost looked Egyptian in style.
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Dan S
·That's great looking watch, and I really like the sub-dial wheel.
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RevZMan123
·My buddy has a Jolly Rodger .... I think I have dibs on it 😀
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tennjed
·I have heard that the Consul is the apex Illinois watch. But personally, the Jolly Rodger is at the top.
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tennjed
·Certainly not a rare model, but in great shape and keeping great time. The more I contemplate the Illinois watches, the more I find that I am attracted to the style of numerals.......no two seem alike.
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Harry jenkins
·I have heard that the Consul is the apex Illinois watch. But personally, the Jolly Rodger is at the top.
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Harry jenkins
·One of the things I enjoy about the Illinois watches is the styles used for numerals. Some of them are extraordinary. I recall one model, I forget the name, but the numbers almost looked Egyptian in style.
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ghce
·This ones been tempting me to buy it but price is a little too high.
Severely tempted😕
Severely tempted😕
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Canuck
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The s# could well indicate this one was made after the Hamilton take over of Illinois. The pleasure derived from owning lasts much longer than the memory of what you had to pay. Been there, done that!
