Illinois Watch Company Bunn special

Illinois Bunn Special 23 Jewel 60 Hour Railroad Watch circa 1928

Vintage Illinois Bunn Special 60 hour railroad grade pocket watch circa 1929. Featuring a 16 size 10K yellow gold filled open face railroad watch in extremely fine condition. Featuring a beautiful “double sunk” white enamel dial with large and bold black enamel arabic numbers and blued steel spade hands. Powered by 21 jewel manual wind lever set “Bunn Special movement. With knurled edge bezel, heavy and fancy bow. An especially fine example with stunning white enamel dial free of cracks or hairlines, with never personalized case, heavy bow and in overall excellent condition and especially pleasing to the eye! 60 hour refers to the large mainspring barrel that allows the watch to run for 60 hours when fully wound. Like all railroad watches, this watch is stem wind, but lever set, which means that the bezel must be unscrewed, the lever pulled out to set the time, and the bezel screwed back on. This was an important safety feature to ensure that time was not inadvertently change risking a collision between trains running on the same tracks. The 60 hour Bunn Special is a classic among vintage American railroad watches, and the current example is quite a fine example. Maker : Illinois Model Name/Type : Bunn Special, Railroad Movement Type : Manual, Stem wind, lever set Case Size (pocket watch) : 16 Size Case Metal : 10K RGP Crystal : Acrylic Dial & Hands : White Enamel Dial Man's / Lady's : Men Movement Jewels : 21 jewel stem wind, lever set Movement Serial : 5252986 Country of Origin : USA Box / Papers : No Condition : Excellent