Illinois Pocket watch THE QUEEN

1895/96/97? Any info would be helpful

Vincent if you will post the movement serial number it would help to come up with some information.

"The Queen" was made by Illinois for N. Gamse, a jeweler out of New York. Most all that I have personally seen were made 1912-1917. This one appears to be 17 Jewels which is what most of them were.

Its a PL [private label] watch and they generally sell for $150-400 depending on condition and case material.

regards,
bb

serial #1297230 the watch is mint

Grade:64
Model: 4
Estimated Production Year: 1895
Run Quantity: 200
Total Production:39,470
Size:18s
Jewels:17j
Movement Configuration:Openface
Movement Finish:Nickel

If you will always post the serial number of the watch in your very first post, it will help to answer your question[s].

There were 420 of the Model 4 Grade 64's that were made with 17 jewels, they were open face and pendant set. Most all of the Grade 64's in 15 and 17 jewel configurations were deployed as PL watches. The pre 1900 watches were RRG.

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regards,
bb

The watch looks great - Vincent!

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