Bidspirit auction | Illinois Watch Co. 23-Jewel Bunn

Illinois Watch Co. 23-Jewel Bunn Special 10K Gold Filled Open Face Pocket Watch - An open-face pocket watch manufactured by the Illinois Watch Company, featuring the high-grade 23-jewel ”Bunn Special” movement. The damascened nickel movement is marked with serial number 2453488, and specified as ”ADJUSTED TEMPERATURE 6 POSITIONS ISOCHRONISM” and ”JEWELED BARREL.” The movement is further signed ”Gunn Special” and ”Springfield, Ill.” The white enamel dial is signed ”Illinois Watch Co.” and features bold black Arabic hour numerals, red minute markings, blued steel hands, and a sunken subsidiary seconds dial. The watch is housed in a plain yellow metal case marked internally ”Fahys MONTAUK GOLD FILLED 10 K” with case number 40226. This is a high-grade railroad watch, likely Size 18S.