Who can tell what this is from? More pictures after the correct answer comes up.

Jerry,
My bet is fake railroad. Either the "Trainsman Special" by Seth Thomas or "The Locomotive Special" by Trenton.

Cooksey's has it listed as an 18s, grade 4, model 2, 11J Illinois "Locomotive".

John D. -

Yes, one & the same. Thanks . . . I didn't have time to run the additional ID on it earlier this morning. Looks like the same "Choo-Choo" to me, though - what do you think ?

Could be Illinois railroad no. 4

I guess this really was a "quick" quiz
Yes, it is an Illinois No.4 "Railroader" from around 1884. It was not railroad grade.

... and the original 24-hour dial.

Hi. What keeps it from being a rr watch? I know the standard kept changing. Is it because it's key-wind?

Jessica

Well, it actually is stem-wind ("transitional") and lever set, and it is a hunter. Also, it only has 11 jewels -- the jewels you see on the top plate are not matched on the dial side. It has been my general understanding that this model was not a real railroad watch, but in going through some old threads on the ***** board I find reference to an 1884 ad (link is long gone) that supposedly claims it was made for railroad use. I will wait for more learned RR watch enthusiasts to comment on what might or might not have been a railroad watch in 1884.

By the way, Jerry, I love the train. That alone makes the watch so great. Sort of cartoony but so well done it's more than that--certainly compared to the popular cartoons of today.

Jessica

That is a great dial Jerry!