Description:

Illinois 16S 21J lever set (LS) adj. 6p Bunn Special 60 hour 161A Elinvar pocket watch #5562982, beautiful nickel split plate movement with screw-down raised gold jewel settings (GJS), a gold train & center wheel and a fancy concentric circle filled with radiant line damascene pattern, this model has "Elinvar" engraved under the balance wheel & bridge, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel dial with bold fancy Arabic numbers, black minute markers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has a pair of very short, faint hairlines, purple steel spade & whip style hands, impressive white gold filled (WGF) smooth polish Bunn Special model 181 screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with deeply engraved short & long bar designs on the bezels, a stepped frame, heavy stepped shoulders supporting a recessed crown, a heavy engraved fancy bow and a thick glass crystal, case is showing normal wear with some spots of brass starting on the frame, shoulders & bow, measures approx. 52mm in diameter x 64mm in length x 14mm thick (crystal included). An eye-catching, high quality triple signed Illinois watch from the 1940s in excellent overall condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: 1941-1942
  • Company: Illinois
  • Movement Size: 0516S
  • Jewels: 0721J
  • Setting/Movement Type: lever set
  • Adjustments: 6 positions
  • Model/Grade: Bunn Special 60 hour 161A Elinvar
  • Serial #: 5562982
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Movement Details: gold jewel settings (GJS), screw-down jewel settings, raised jewel settings, gold train, gold center wheel
  • Dial Material: porcelain enamel
  • Dial Details: double sunk (DS)
  • Hand Style: spade & whip
  • Case Style: SB&B
  • Case Material: Gold Filled - White
  • Case Details: factory case, "Bunn Special" model 181, thick glass crystal, fancy bow, recessed crown
  • Case Width/Diameter: 52mm (2.05 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  64mm (2.52 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  14mm (0.55 inches)
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Gender: Gentlemen's