Illinois Watch Company

c.1890 Illinois Watch Company Japanese Letter Trade Card

By Nathan Moore

In Illinois Watch Company

c.1890 Illinois Watch Company Trade Card, Front This uncommon trade card features a representation of a letter to the Illinois Watch Company from Japan stating, "We consider the Illinois Watch without exception the best in the world." At the time, the Illinois Watch Company had...

Analysis , Illinois Watch Company

Illinois Watch Company Grade 92: Fact or Fable?

By Nathan Moore

Recently, a member of The Pocket Watch Group on Facebook posted a question regarding his Illinois Watch Company pocket watch that correlates to "Grade 92" in the database. He immediately.

History , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 32: The “Little Guys”

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Members and Guests at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Retail Jewelers’ Association at Detroit, Jewelers’ Circular, July 1908. While the Burlington Watch Company strategically positioned itself in the.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 25: The “Burlington Special” Dial Variants

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , History , Illinois Watch Company

Pictured: “Burlington Special” Whimsical Dial Variants Compared [Variant 2 Image Courtesy of Pocket Watch Database Contributor “ngleasonmke”] Two distinct variants of the standard whimsical “Burlington Special” dial were furnished on early watches sold by the Burlington Watch Company. Both variants feature the familiar hour figures...

Dials , History , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 24: The Alternative Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special Fancy Glass Enamel Dial, c.1916 [Image Credit: Reddit User “IWasRightOnce”] While early “Burlington Special” watches were furnished with two standard dial options, surviving examples provide evidence that.

Dials , History , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 23: The Montgomery “Burlington Special” Dial

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special Montgomery Dial, c.1914 During the early evolution of the “Burlington Special” watch, the Burlington Watch Company offered customers a small selection of dial options. Around 1910, the.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 22: The Standard “Burlington Special” Dial

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , Illinois Watch Company

Pictured: Burlington Special Standard Dial, c.1908 During the early evolution of the “Burlington Special” watch, the Burlington Watch Company offered customers a small selection of dial options. The standard “Burlington Special” dial was produced as a double-sunk enamel dial featuring whimsical hour numerals with curly...

Dials , History , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 21: Early Dial Options

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special “Choice of Dials” Burlington Watch Company Catalog, c.1911. During the early evolution of the “Burlington Special” watch, the Burlington Watch Company offered customers a small selection of.

Illinois Watch Company , Movements , Photographs

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 20: The Grade 185 “Burlington Special” Movement

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special Grade 185 Movement by the Illinois Watch Company, c.1908. Manufactured by the Illinois Watch Company for the Burlington Watch Company (Babson Bros.) headquartered in Chicago. c.1908 Size:.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 19: Swiss Features

By Nathan Moore

In Catalogs & Resources , History , Illinois Watch Company

Pictured: Burlington Special “Two Swiss Features” Burlington Watch Company Catalog, c.1911. Despite being manufactured in America, the Burlington Watch Company noted two Swiss features of the “Burlington Special” in their c.1911 catalog: “Two Swiss Features. Two Swiss features are used in the Burlington Special. While...

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