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Phone 918.852.4648 Toll Free 800.933.5562
Illinois Watch Company
was started in Springfield
Illinois in 1869 and sold
to Hamilton in 1927.
Illinois manufactured
some of the most sought
after pocket watches in
the world. Their landmark
innovation was the 60
hour feature.
Their quality was quit
good, even by todays
standards.
was started in Springfield
Illinois in 1869 and sold
to Hamilton in 1927.
Illinois manufactured
some of the most sought
after pocket watches in
the world. Their landmark
innovation was the 60
hour feature.
Their quality was quit
good, even by todays
standards.
| Illinois Aluminum Movement Illinois Aluminum Movement watch. 3-O size. Grade 307. 17 jewels. Pendant set. Stem at 3 o'clock. Serial number 5,542,807, seventh in the run! Produced about the third or fourth year after Hamilton purchased Illinois. Illinois book shows this run starts at 5,542,801 and ends at 5,543,000, only 200 pieces (they may not have actually produced that many, depending on part supplies, success, and-or problems)! Though extremely light, most of us know how soft and problematic Aluminum is for threads, etc, so they may have decided Aluminum plates were a bad idea. Designated by a model number 307 S. A. W. (special Aluminum watch?), not certain what the abbreviation stands for yet. I have not found this model in any price guide, though a size 12 Aluminum movement appears in Cooksey Shugarts Price Guide to Watches. This movement is in excellent condition. Below you can see it in contrast to a standard nickel model 307 movement, the color and weight differences are dramatic. This might be the only Aluminum Illinois watch you will have the pleasure to see, enjoy! |