Lindell

You have a very nice example of the Illinois Ball with rotating seconds.

Many of them had radium on the dial and hands.Typically the markers at each 5 minutes were
coated with radium and the hands (usually different from yours) are coated near the end. Corrision is almost always seen with the radium hands---don't know if it is the radium or something else causing it.

Most of the dials (silver colored) show a lot of oxidation.
The problem with trying to get these dials refinished is that there is no one who can reproduce the design around the rotating seconds.

Bob

Here is an ad for the Ball watch. Note that the hands in the ad are the more common ones.

I have never actually seen an original box--sure would like one to go with my watch.

Bob

Lindell,

Thanks for the clarifactions.

I think your hands are original as I have seen them on other Rotor Second Ball watches.

In the 1930s I can't imagine they sold many of the Ball Rotor Seconds. Only those with money to burn who wanted to be stylish would have bought such watches.

Bob