Here is an excellent example of an Illinois Bunn Special Railroad watch from 1916. This is one a 23 Jewel high end model 9. One of the Americana timepieces that kept the railroads on time. It is a 16 size Illinois Bunn Special and has 6 position + temperature correction. This watch has one of the highest grade railroad watches made back in the early 1900′s. This Illinois Bunn Special is 23 jewel and has 6 position adjustments and temperature corrected. This watch does run but will probably need a clean & oil service. The Fahys Montauk 10k gold filled case is clean. It measures 49.0 mm wide. The case is very nice especially for being 102 years old. Really no brassing on this Fahys case. The SIGNED movement is a beauty. Wonderful damaskeening and has gold jewel setting and screwed chatons. Has a fancy Reed regulator and of course is lever set. The serial # 2,980,189 dates this Illinois Bunn Special to 1916. The SIGNED dial is a has LARGE BOLD Arabic hour markers. Simple matching blued hands and a clean crystal. The screw off case back has some minor thread issues and can be difficult to open. I have no service records for this 100+ year old Illinois Bunn Bunn Special 23 Jewel 6 Adj. I sell all my watches as-is and as found. I have many repeat and happy customers. <<<< NO RESERVE >>>>. I make no claim as to how accurate this watch is keeping time. I require that you pay for your Antique 16 Size Illinois 23 Jewel Railroad Grade Open Face Pocket Watch w. I sell all my watches as-is and as found and as pictured. If you are looking for a re-conditioned watch you are shopping in the wrong place. I sell with NO RESERVE and everyone gets a good deal that you decided to value. I do not sell fakes or knock-offs. Just like an old car they can be running one day and not the next. I do no watch repair work myself and always sell as-is and as described and as pictured. I take great effort to offer a detailed and accurate description. If you receive your watch and it does not meet the description please let me know immediately. I will try to address the issue. If I hear nothing from you I will assume the watch is fine. The item “1916 Illinois Bunn Special 23J 6 Adj. Railroad Pocket Watch Model 9 Fahys Case” is in sale since Tuesday, August 28, 2018. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “bench315″ and is located in Clarksville, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Number of Jewels: 23 Jewels
- Model: Bunn Special Model 9
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Style: Railroad Grade
- Pocket Watch Size: 16
- Material: 10k gold filled
- Movement: 23 Jewel 6 Adj. + temp.
- Year of Manufacture: 1910-1919
- Closure: Open Face
- Brand: Illinois
- Serial Number: 2,980,189