Description

Folks we are please to offer for your consideration this extra fine Illinois Bunn Special circa 1923; the classic lever set Railroad Pocket Watch. The Bunn Special was a mainstay in the Illinois line up of fine Railroad Grade Pocket Watches. This pristine Illinois Bunn Special Movement is housed in this beautiful Yellow Gold Filled Keystone 10K Gold Fill Railroad Case. This fine Bunn is faced with the classic Illinois Double Sunk Railroad Dial. This Bunn Special is a size 16 measuring 2 inches in diameter, the most popular of sizes. This fine Illinois Pocket Watch has one of most desired configurations with the pristine Bunn Special 21 Jewel Movement, Illinois Railroad Dial and Blued Steel Spade/Whip Hands heat-treated to the classic Illinois purple housed in this classic Keystone Railroad Case. I so hope the many pictures and extreme magnification help tell the story of this truly exceptional Illinois Pocket Watch.

This classic Illinois Railroad Dial has the classic stylized Illinois Arabic font numerals. This Illinois dial is referred to as double sunk, we have a raised outer chapter for the stylized Arabic numerals around the outer circumference. Then we have a recessed center chapter for the Illinois logo and a recessed sub chapter for the second hand. Truly the classic Illinois Railroad Dial both beautiful and the height of functionality. This dial is actually made using 3 pieces of metal soldiered together, then baked with many layers of silica giving the dial the depth and that rich glass like porcelain finish. This dial is not prefect and does have some crazing, these fine Illinois Pocket Watches are getting harder to locate and we live with a few imperfections.

This fine Bunn Movement, Keystone Case and the beautifully blued / purple hands are in excellent condition. This fine Illinois Pocket Watch is an excellent timekeeper and shows beautifully. This Illinois Grade Bunn Special is of the highest-grade movements and is a Model 9 with only 302,230 in total manufactured from 1913 through 1930. This Bunn Special was again truly manufactured to the highest of standards. This stunning movement is highly desired with the Sunburst or Ray pattern damasked nickel plates, beautifully crafted. This movement is again without corrosion or reckless jewelers tool marks. This is truly the classic Illinois Railroad Pocket Watch, one for the collection. This is again a size 16 measuring two inches in diameter the most popular of sizes. This Bunn Special Movement is lever set and stem wound with 21 fine Ruby Jewels and is adjusted to 6 positions and heat and cold. The movement also has a high-grade micro regulator, gold balance weights, gold jewel settings raised and flush, gold center wheel and train with a steel escapement. This finest of Railroad Pocket Watches was designed for extreme accuracy and is still keeping very accurate time as designed and will for many generations to come.

This is another excellent example of the late 19th early 20th Century ingenuity that made the American Pocket Watch a worldwide standard for accuracy and beauty in timekeeping.

All Antique and Vintage Pocket Watches are cleaned, oiled and adjusted for accuracy and warranted for 1 full year from date of purchase.