Imagine receiving a pocket watch that?s been handed down from the men in your family since 1870s, when the first Illinois pocket watch was produced. Who knows what things the gold pocket watch may have seen in its lifetime? One thing is certain?these high end railroad watches are breathtaking. You can be certain to feel a sense of pride when you have an Illinois pocket watch in your collection. With a movement of 21 jewels, along with a 60-hour barrel and solid gold balance weights, you can be certain that it keeps time very well. The movements can range in size, the largest being a 18s and the smallest being a 4s, which was the smallest movement made by any American company at the time. These small movement watches played a key role in advancement toward the development of wristwatches. Antique pocket watches like these don?t come around very often. Should you ever receive one as a gift or even if you are able to find one in good working condition on eBay, you?ll want to cherish it. It?s a piece of history that continues to mark the passage of time.
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The Illinois Watch Company was among the first to realize this lesson, and during recent years, while not discontinuing its large output of moderate priced watches, nor abating constant effort to improve the quality of same, nevertheless has sought the most highly skilled aid of workmen and inventors in producing a watch of the highest perfection. Internal data lists more than $7 billion of land parcels and ranches for sale in Illinois, an increase over last month in terms of overall dollar value. With tens of thousands of properties and rural land for sale in the state, LandWatch features over 193,000 acres of land for sale in the state.
- ILLINOIS 17 Jewel Model 4 Grade 175 Open Face Antique Pocket Watch Circa 1909+$20.67 shippingMake Offer - ILLINOIS 17 Jewel Model 4 Grade 175 Open Face Antique Pocket Watch Circa 1909
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- Nice Illinois 18s Grade 69 Adjusted 17 Jewel Pocket Watch+$33.00 shippingMake Offer - Nice Illinois 18s Grade 69 Adjusted 17 Jewel Pocket Watch
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- $99.00Make Offer - Illinois Pocket Watch 17 Jewels working great !