If you’re looking for the best of the best for everyday carry or a growing collection, this Bunn Special is an ideal choice.Īll our treasured timepieces are completely disassembled, expertly cleaned and oiled using the finest quality watch oil and gear grease, and adjusted for accuracy. This Bunn Special is immaculate in every detail. The Bunn Special is powered by the robust and hugely accurate 21 jewel movement, beautifully decorated with the highly sought-after bright spotted finish pattern. The watch embodies all the legibility that made railroad watches mandatory safety equipment for America’s railroad system. Its handsome, blemish-free dial boasts large, bold, black, serifed Arabic numerals with secondary indices indicating the minutes. The term jewels refers to the industrial grade gemstones used as bearings for gears.
#Illinois pocket watch serial number serial
A friend and financier of Abraham Lincoln, the founder’s elaborate signature appears on the company’s most famous pocket watch: the Bunn Special.ĭating to 1923, this perfectly preserved pocket watch is a substantial 18-size. The number of jewels a pocket watch has, along with the number of adjustments (meaning the calibrations a watch has to keep it running accurately regarding of the position in which it is held) add to the value. American-made pocket watches may have a serial number, one type of identification mark, on the watch case and a different one on the 'movement,' or the inner workings of the watch because each part was typically made by a different company.
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for Sale, BEST OFFER or Auction » 1d 18h 39m (time left) Price: 399. for Sale, BEST OFFER or Auction » 1d 17h 36m (time left) Price: 995.00 Your local currency » 1919 ILLINOIS RAILROAD POCKET WATCH BUNN SPECIAL 21 JEWELS SERIAL 3582560 WORKS.
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John Whitfield Bunn was one of the two brothers behind the Illinois Watch Company. Bunn Special Pocket Watch 60Hr 21j 5176719 Running on Time.