Pocket Watch Case

VINTAGE 17S ILLINOIS 23J SANGAMO SPECIAL ORIG 14K W. F BOW CASE KEEPING TIME. THE 23J MOVEMENTIS RUNNING AND KEEPING TIME. THE DIAL HAS SOME HAIRLINES AND SOME LIGHT CHIPPING BY THE LEVER SET. THE STIFF BOW 14K WHITE GOLD FILLED CASE IS IN NICE CONDITION WITH VERY SLIGHT WEAR THROUGH. THE CRYSTAL IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SCRATCHES. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “VINTAGE 17S ILLINOIS 23J SANGAMO SPECIAL ORIG 14K W. G. F BOW CASE KEEPING TIME” is in sale since Thursday, November 14, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “diamondhead4″ and is located in Grand Island, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Illinois
• Department: Unisex Adult
• Type: Pocket Watch

Exceptionally Rare 23 Jewel 16s. 1919 Illinois Sangamo Special Pocket Watch. In Salesman Display Case. A masterpiece of watch making precision engineering & accuracy. That challenges the finest Swiss watches to this very day! Total production run of 3,640. Exceptionally rare due to the unknown scant few put in salesman display cases. In the earlier 20. Century, the National Naval Observatory, prior to. TEN of those 11 were Illinois. The uniform RR grade of pocket watches in 1930 stated to be of. Actual use permitted on the railroads must conform to be accurate. Within +/- 6 seconds in a 72 (3 day) hour period and not vary beyond. +/- 30 seconds for an entire week. The earlier Illinois Sangamos had already met/exceeded those perameters. Swiss manufacturers would meet these demanding standards. Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin. The movement (just serviced). A 23 Ruby Jewels (model 10). B Sangamo Special grade. C Lever set, pendent wind. H Adjusted temperature & 6 positions. I Gold jeweled settings. Dial (museum quality condition). A White with black marks. Crystals (front and back). A Glass (scratch free, near museum quality). A Open face both sides. C Polished metal (nickel). Diameter (52mm w/out crown). Operating the Illinois Sangamo. Glass crystals unscrew counter clockwise. A sticky ball is recommended, taking care to NEVER press hard against. Gently, with your fingernail extend the lever out. Using the stem set the time. Gently push lever back in place and reattach glass cover. Utilize a simple back and forth motion to wind the stem. As soon as the stem begins to feel tight STOP. This is a very smooth winding watch. NEVER submerge the watch in any liquid or wash with any liquid. It is vintage and NOT waterproof. Failure to adhere will more than likely damage the movement, creating an expensive repair bill at your local watch smith. We guarantee this fine Illinois Sangamo Time Piece is functioning properly in all regards as in the aforementioned description and has been thoroughly checked by us. We do NOT guarantee this watch will not break down sometime in the future if it is not PROPERLY SERVICED as any fine time piece requires. A fine timepiece requires the same proper care. Gratefully acknowledged same day received. The item “Near Perfect 1919 16s Illinois 23J Sangamo Special Watch Salesman Display Case” is in sale since Saturday, November 28, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “fashiontime” and is located in Uniontown, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, South africa, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay, Canada.

• Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
• Number of Jewels: 23 Jewels
• Model: Illinois Watch Company Sangamo Special
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Department: Men
• Case Color: Polished stainlless steel look
• Style: Railroad Grade
• Case Material: Polished metal (nickel)
• Pocket Watch Size: 16s
• Dial Style: 12-Hour Dial
• Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
• Type: Pocket Watch
• Customized: No
• Vintage: Yes
• Year Manufactured: 1910-1919
• MPN: Not applicable
• Dial Color: White
• Closure: Open Face front and back
• Display: Analog
• Brand: Illinois
• Features: 12-Hour Dial
• Serial Number: 3524955

An Earlier Elgin Convertible, that can be housed in the correct orientation in either an open face or hunter case.. The position of the stem to set and wind can be easily be moved.. Gilded movement that is numbered 984184 which indicates an 1881 production date… Movement is clean with a few scratches by the setting arm.. Very good motion of the compensated balance wheel, and it runs true in the flat.. Deep blue complete factory screw set… White enamel dial that is single sunk and is in great condition.. The J Boss gold filled case is original to the movement.. It is in solid condition, with hinges being firm and all 3 covers shutting good.. There is pocket smoothing and Im sure you can find some minor wear thru.. No dents or dings and a nice coin edge on the center band…. Case does present well.. A nice beveled edge glass crystal is fitted to the front cover… Crown does have smoothing from use…. This watch is stem wind and lever set… Watch keeps pretty good time…. A wonderful Example of a convertible Elgin watch… Please ask and questions that you may have. The item “Elgin Convertible Early 1881. Original Gold Filled Case” is in sale since Saturday, March 13, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “fuseez” and is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Department: Collector
• Case Color: Yellow Gold
• Style: Open Face
• Case Material: Gold Filled
• Dial Style: Roman Numerals
• Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
• Type: Pocket Watch
• Vintage: Yes
• Year Manufactured: 1881
• MPN: 984184
• Dial Color: White
• Brand: Elgin