Mar 09 2016
ILLINOIS BUNN SPECIAL 23 JEWEL 60 HOUR MODEL 206 CASE RAILROAD POCKET WATCH
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Bunn Special 23J 60 Hour. 16 size 23 jewel open face lever-set Bunn Special 60 Hour pocketwatch. Very nice looking example of this top grade railroad watch fronted by a double-sunk enamel “Illinois, Bunn Special, 23 Jewel 60 Hour” signed dial and housed in the very attractive white gold-filled Model 206 Bunn Special case. Movement is the scarcer late marking variant of the Type III 60 hour which was produced after Hamilton’s takeover and is marked as “Illinois Watch” rather than Illinois Watch Co. Movement serial number is 5218769. Running and a beautiful movement with excellent color and luster. Dial faces up very nicely but does have a light hairline in the center section and also two very light hairlines at the bottom below the seconds-bit. Case has an excellent in hand look and feel and is far stronger than most Model 206 examples and case has just some weakness to the bow with some minor wear to brass on the bow, some looseness/play to the bow, and a small split to part of the lower left portion of the bow where it meets the neck. Please check out my other items this week for more great watches and watch related items for sale. New to watch collecting? – Check out the NAWCC! The NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors) is a group that has a 65 year history, a terrific online message board for collectors, and the NAWCC puts on many watch and clock shows across the United States every year. I’ve been an NAWCC member since 1991 and recommend it to every collector of watches or clocks. The item “ILLINOIS BUNN SPECIAL 23 JEWEL 60 HOUR MODEL 206 CASE RAILROAD POCKET WATCH” is in sale since Sunday, March 06, 2016. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “fhwatch” and is located in Lisle, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.