Description:

Burlington by Illinois 16S 21J lever set (LS) adj. 5p grade 107 pocket watch #4290959, impressive nickel bridge movement with screw-down raised jewel settings and a wide-bar style damascene pattern, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel Montgomery-style dial with bold Arabic style numbers, red & black Arabic minute markers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has a few faint hairlines, bold purple steel spade & whip style hands, heavy smooth polish yellow gold filled (YGF) screw back & bezel (SB&B) Burlington marked case with a large engraving vertically along the back, "E.E. Laramay" in fancy script that is filled with bright blue enamel, case is showing normal wear overall with some brass showing on the bezels & frame, additionally some of the blue enamel filling the inscription is missing, measures approx. 49mm in diameter x 64mm in length x 15mm thick (crystal included). This is a high grade triple signed watch that had limited railroad grade approval at the time of production from the 1920s, in excellent overall condition!

Item Specifics:

Year Made: 1923-1924
Company: Burlington
Movement Size: 0516S
Jewels: 0721J
Setting/Movement Type: lever set
Adjustments: 5 positions
Model/Grade: 107
Serial #: 4290959
Movement Finish: nickel
Movement Details: bridge layout, screw-down jewel settings, raised jewel settings
Dial Material: porcelain enamel
Dial Details: double sunk (DS), Montgomery style
Hand Style: spade & whip
Case Style: SB&B
Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow, Enamel
Case Details: factory case, enameled "E.E. Laramay" inscription
Case Width/Diameter: 49mm (1.93 inches)
Case Length, bow included: 64mm (2.52 inches)
Case Thickness: 15mm (0.59 inches)
Crystal Material: plastic
Condition: Excellent
Gender: Gentlemen's