1922 Illinois Grade 406 Openface Dress Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1922
This is an openface dress pocket watch produced by the Illinois Watch Company, dated by the seller to 1922. The source reports that it contains a size 12s, grade 406 mechanical movement with 19 jewels, adjusted to 3 positions, and featuring a double roller under serial number 4105688.
The movement is fitted inside a Wadsworth Pilot 10K yellow gold-filled case marked with serial 6248569. The two-tone dial displays bold Arabic numerals, an outer railroad minute track, blued steel hands, and a sunken subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. An engraved center pattern decorates the dial under the Illinois signature.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face dress pocket watch
- Case Material
- 10K yellow gold filled
- Place recorded
- United States
- Dial Description
- Two-tone dial with Arabic numerals and railroad track
- Movement Details
- Illinois Watch Co. Springfield Adjusted 3 Positions Double Roller 19 Jewels 4105688
- Case Back Markings
- Wadsworth Pilot 25 Yrs. 6248569
- Maker / attribution
- Illinois Watch Co.
Design
- Dial and Hands
- The watch features a two-tone dial displaying prominent Arabic numerals paired with a black peripheral railroad minute track. The central dial area is decorated with vertical striping and framed by an ornate circular floral or foliate ring, placed directly below the printed Illinois signature. Time is indicated by pierced blue steel hands. A sunken subsidiary seconds dial with a dedicated pointer is positioned at the 6 o'clock location, interrupting the hour chapter ring. The layered metallic surface exhibits age-appropriate patina across its decorative center.
- Visible features
- • Two-tone dial with bold Arabic numerals and an outer railroad minute track. • Central circular panel featuring vertical stripes and a decorative floral/foliate ring surround. • Sunken subsidiary seconds register located at 6 o'clock with dedicated pointer. • Blued steel pierced hands. • Beaded or coin-edge decorative relief pattern around the bezel. • Ornately engraved angular geometric bow and crown assembly.
- Case Design and Construction
- The open-face case is executed in 10K yellow gold-filled metal, manufactured by Wadsworth. The front bezel exhibits a raised decorative pattern, complemented by an angular, ornately engraved geometric bow and ribbed crown at the 12 o'clock position. Internal case back stampings are documented as reading 'Wadsworth Pilot 25 Yrs. 6248569'. The listed external diameter of 20.6 mm in the source represents an apparent typographical error inconsistent with a standard 12s pocket watch.
- Reported Movement and Dating
- According to the seller's documentation, the internal caliber is an American-made Illinois Watch Co. Grade 406, Model 3, size 12s manual-wind mechanism. The movement is marked with serial number 4105688 and configured with 19 jewels, an adjustment to 3 positions, and a double roller escapement. The production year of 1922 is derived entirely from the seller's listing and serial records rather than explicit dial dates. Because movement photography is absent, these mechanical specifications and markings remain verified solely through cataloguer transcription rather than direct visual confirmation.
Identification
- Reference
- Grade 406
- Serial number
- 4105688
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and inner case back markings are reported by the source but not visible in the front photograph.
- Research required: The source's listed case diameter of 20.6 mm is an apparent typographical error for a size 12s pocket watch.