Description:
Illinois 16S 17J lever set (LS) adj. grade 167 pocket watch #5483171, attractive nickel bridge layout movement with screw-down raised jewel settings and a bar-style damascene pattern, single sunk (SS) porcelain enamel dial with bold fancy Arabic numbers, black minute markers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has a few superficial light scratches & a circular line of discoloration in the seconds bit from the hand dragging on the dial however no hairlines, purple steel spade & whip style hands, re-cased into a heavy yellow gold filled (YGF) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with vertical line engraving accented with large floral designs along the outer edge and a fancy blank monogram shield in the center, deep floral engraved designs on the bezels & frame, short heavy pendant with a recessed crown and a heavy square bow, case is showing normal wear with some notable smoothing to the engraving on the back cover and a few thin lines of brass starting to show on some of the case edges, measures approx. 50mm in diameter x 64mm in length x 14mm thick (crystal included). A handsome vintage Illinois from the 1930s in excellent overall condition!
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