My wife gave me a Burlington watch a few years back and we would like to find out any information about it. The outside of the case measures 1 15/16" and from what I can gather it was manufactured in 1915/16.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Face

face with photo

back of case

inside case

I will try and help....

Burlington Watch Co. in Chicago was a mail order company that had their movements made by Illinois Watch Co. The movements were put in a Burlington marked case and Burlington marked dial made of enamel/porcelain at the Burlington factory and marketed. The Burlington watch Co. was in business from 1907-1930.

Your watch is a popular 16sz watch and is lever~set, open face, a model 9, and a grade "106" from 1916. It is adjusted to temperature, 5 positions and isochronism. It has raised screw down jewel settings and the spokes on the train wheels are rounded. It is a "false center bridge" model. The plates are damaskeened nickel with black lettering. The watch originally came in a marked Burlington watch Co. case and with a double sunk dial of enamel/porcelain OR a metal dial that would of been signed "Burlington".

There were a total of 24,400 of the very same watch made and sold. These were all marked Burlington Watch Co. which we know today is a "private label" watch.

These are nice watches and generally perform very well. The dials if enamel/porcelain generally today will show a lot of hairlines, chips, and cracks as they were fairly thin and time has caught up with them.

Hope that will help you with your watch questions.

regards,
bb

Thank you very much for the information
Rob