Illinois Watch Open-face pocket watch, 7 jewels, circa 1917
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
circa 1917
Maker / issuer
Illinois Watch
Vintage Elgin Open Face Pocket Watch, 7 Jewels, Size 12s, Illinois Watch Co. Spartan Case, Screw Lock Back Cover, Circa 1917 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Physical characteristics
- Movement size
- 12 size (as described by the source)
Technical characteristics
- Jewel count
- 7 jewels (as described by the source)
Design
- Case type
- Open-face
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
- Escapement type not documented; requires movement examination or a horological reference.
- Serial-number dating, case dimensions and weight remain untranscribed.
- No catalogue reference number is asserted; standard horological catalogues have not been transcribed for this specimen.