Sold for $375

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Illinois, G.F. Open Face 'Sangamo Special' Pocket Watch, Circa 1915

48.00 mm case diameter, white double-sunk dial signed ILLINOIS, Arabic numerals with red and black outer chapter ring calibrated to 60 units, blued steel spade hands, subdial for seconds at 6 o'clock, guilloche engraved case with blank cartouche, stem wound and set 21 jewel nickel movement adjusted to temperature, isochronism and six positions signed ILLINOIS WATCH Co. SANGAMO SPECIAL.
Movement number: 2790661.
Inner case back stamp: PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO TWENTY YEARS 9063628.

Property from a Midwest Collector

Condition Report

Please contact the jewelry department at jewelrycr@hindmanauctions.com for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot.

The pocket watch winds and runs but has not been timed for accuracy. The hands do not set. There are small fractures on the dial extending out from the hands at 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock and there is some minor debris. The case shows minor dings and scratches some of which are eye visible.

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