Illinois Watch Company 12-Size Extra-Thin Model 3 Compared to Standard Model 3 When the Illinois Watch Company introduced their extra-thin 12-Size Model 3 around 1921, the movement had been refined to an impressive thickness of approximately 4.3mm with the dial installed. This remarkable engineering represented...
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Illinois Watch Company Metal Dial No. 51-A Fitted on an Extra-Thin A. Lincoln Grade, c.1925 This Illinois A. Lincoln extra thin watch fitted with a No. 51-A metal dial was.
Pictured: Excerpt from the Illinois Watch Company Dials Circular No. 102, Published May 1927 By the 1920s, metal dials were quickly becoming the standard option on the majority of American.
Pictured: Illinois Watch Company Factory with Dial Department Highlighted, c.1880. In January 1892, the Springfield Enameling Company began operations out of the existing dial department at the Illinois Watch Company factory. The new company, managed by George Mayer, was offered the opportunity to use the...