Rare Very Large Antique 21 Ruby Jewel Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch

Posted on September 8, 2011 | Category: Antique Illinois Watches

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RARE VERY LARGE ANTIQUE 21 RUBY JEWEL ILLINOIS BUNN SPECIAL POCKET WATCH

Description:

You are bidding on a rare antique Illinois Watch Company pocket watch that was made in 1895. This watch is a very large mens 18 size (55mm’s in diameter) housed in a gold filled open face case. This watch is a rarity as it is a circular first pattern damaskeened 21 Jewel Bunn Special. Only around 700 of these were made in 21 Jewel Open Face. The watch is also from a very early run of 21 Jewel Bunn specials and should really be a gold inlaid circle 3rd pattern watch as the serial number range 1283500 to 1283700 were earmarked as all 3rd pattern, but this one has shown up in the run. So this watch is a great find. As you can also see this watch has the very early ’21 Ruby Jewel’ text styling which is only found on the very early Bunn Special runs.

In total Illinois made 58968 of these Model 6 21 Jewel Bunn Special movements and over 5 million Illinois movements in total so this will help you understand the rarity of this piece with only around 700 made. The movement in general is in very good condition as you can see. The Bunn Special grade is very sought after and was one of the highest grades of watches on offer from the Illinois Watch Company at the time. The watch has screwed down solid gold jewel settings and has solid gold balance screws. This is a railroad grade watch and is adjusted to temperature, positions and isochronism. The movement’s serial number is 1283545.

The double sunk dial on this watch is in good presentable condition and is the correct dial for this movement. This dial has some small hairlines and only a couple of flea bit edge chips which can hardly be noticed. The crystal is thick glass and is in very good clear condition with no chips.

The case is a nice and heavy gold filled dust proof swing out style case from the Crescent Watch Case Co. The lid screws down tight with no gaps as you can see in the photos. The case does show wear and some brassing on the some of the edges of the case and on the stem and bow. The case is a smooth polished piece. The great thing about this case is that there are no other screw marks on it so the movement is original to the case from new.

The watch is stem wound and the hands are lever set. The hands set very well but you do need to ensure to hold the crown down to set the hands otherwise the gears will not fully engage and the hands will not move correctly. The watch currently runs very strongly.

If you collect Bunn Specials then I am sure you will like this Bunn Special. Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase a very unique and rare circular first pattern Bunn Special.

Overall Condition: Good.

Please use the pictures in place of my description as they tell you more details about the watch than I ever can through words.

Payment:

The successful winner must contact me within 24 hours of winning the auction otherwise I reserve the right to offer the item to the second highest bidder. Payment should be made within 7 days of the auction ending otherwise the item will be re-listed.

I only accept payment via paypal for all international payments. If you are an Australian resident I would prefer payment via paypal or a direct bank deposit. Please contact me after the auction for bank details if you require them.

Shipping:

I require that all purchasers to have shipping insurance to the full value of the item on all packages. Here are the shipping costs:

Within Australia by Registered Mail US$9.00 (includes AU$100 insurance value, more insurance cover costs US$1 for each AU$100 of extra insurance value, there is a limit of AU$5000.

Worldwide by Air Mail Insured US$18.00 Approximately 10 Business Days Delivery Time (includes AU$100 insurance value, more insurance cover costs US$2 for each AU$100 of extra insurance value, there is a limit of US$1700 I can insure up to on international shipments. There is no online tracking on this option (except in the US) however it can be tracked down through the mail system manually).

Please remember that any customs costs are the responsibility of the purchaser. Thank-You.

Terms of Sale:

The watches I sell are Antique or Vintage therefore they do not come with a warranty. I would recommend that the winning bidder have the watch serviced as I do not guarantee how long a watch will work for or how well it keeps time.All sales are final and no returns will be accepted.

If I have considerably misrepresented the details of a watch, consideration will be taken to refund the money to the winner in return for the watch, minus the shipping fees. You must contact me within two weeks of the auction ending if you believe the watch was considerably misrepresented otherwise the sale is final after this time period.

When the payment for an item has been received and clears, I will then ship the item. I cannot not be held liable for any lost or damaged goods in the mail. Watches can only be insured up to US$1700 internationally so I cannot be held responsible for any shortfall in insurance claims as I am limited to what the shipping companies can provide for insured services.

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