Illinois Silveroid Open Face Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1907
This open face pocket watch by Illinois Watch Co. is dated by the auction house to circa 1907 and housed in a 51.00 mm silveroid case. The white double-sunk dial is signed 'Illinois Watch Co.' and features black Arabic numerals bordered by an outer chapter ring with red five-minute calibrations, blued steel spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
The source records an engraved stag motif on the case, a polished cuvette, and an overall weight of 110.60 dwts. Internally, it is catalogued as housing a stem-wound, lever-set 17-jewel adjusted nickel movement bearing serial number 2146001.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face pocket watch
- Jewel Count
- 17 jewels
- Total Weight
- 110.60 dwts
- Case Diameter
- 51.00 mm
- Place recorded
- United States
- Case Decoration
- Engraved stag motif
- Movement Number
- 2146001
- Maker / attribution
- Illinois Watch Co.
- Winding and Setting
- Stem wound and lever set
Design
- Movement
- The movement is identified as a 17-jewel adjusted nickel movement signed 'Illinois Watch Co.', bearing the serial number 2146001. The movement is specified as stem-wound and lever-set. The auction listing dates the watch to circa 1907. Mechanical functionality and timekeeping accuracy have not been verified.
- Visible features
- • White double-sunk enamel dial signed 'Illinois Watch Co.' in cursive script. • Black Arabic hour numerals with an outer track marked by red five-minute numerals. • Blued steel spade hour and minute hands with a small blued subsidiary seconds hand at 6 o'clock. • Fluted onion-form winding crown enclosed by a round bow. • Fine hairline fractures visible in the dial enamel, notably extending across the central and lower right sections.
- Case Construction
- The watch is housed in a 51.00 mm silveroid case featuring a fluted onion-form winding crown and a round bow. The source description lists an engraved stag motif on the case and a polished cuvette. The total weight of the watch is recorded as 110.60 dwts.
- Dial and Visual Observations
- The watch features a white double-sunk dial signed 'Illinois Watch Co.' The dial displays black Arabic numerals and an outer chapter ring with red calibrations. It is equipped with blued steel spade hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. Examination of the dial reveals fine hairline fractures in the enamel, which extend across the central and lower right sections.
Identification
- Serial number
- 2146001
- 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: The engraved stag case motif and internal nickel movement are documented in the auction description but not visible in the front-facing photograph.
- Research required: Mechanical functioning and timekeeping accuracy are unverified.