Pictured: Illinois Watch Company “23 Jewel 60 Hour” Bunn Special Dial (Image courtesy of Jones & Horan Auctions) During the “Hamilton Era,” the Illinois Watch Company also furnished dials with.
A reader inquired about the differences between the Elgin No. 49 Dial and the Illinois No. 114 (Bunn Special) Dial. Both were utilized heavily on railroad watches offered by the.
Pictured: Illinois Watch Company Railroad Dial No. 114 (Bunn Special Dial), c.1922 The Bunn Special represents the most iconic railroad watch offered by the Illinois Watch Company. The No. 114.
Pictured: Illinois Watch Company 16-Size Dials, 1927 Catalog During the 1920s, the market trend favoring metal dials increased even though brilliant white enamel dials still dominated the railroad industry. This.
Pictured: Elgin National Watch Company Railroad Dial No. 2399, c.1902. Before introducing the iconic No. 49 railroad dial around 1908, the double-sunk No. 2399 dial was one of the most.
Pictured: 1915 A.C. Becken Catalog Excerpt Featuring Elgin’s No. 49 and Minute Numerical Dials The “No. 49” Dial and the “Minute Numerical” Dials were the primary options offered for railroad.
