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What watch will this Illinois dial go with? "Click" to Login or Register 
Picture of Peter Kaszubski
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What watch will the dial go on.
I know some of the bunns got big second bit and red dots,any info will be good to know

 
Posts: 4395 | Location: Arizona in the USA | Registered: July 23, 2011


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Peter,

When I see the "red dot" dial, a bunn movement is not the 1st thing that comes to mind. A standard 17j 16sz Illinois seems more correct (not getty).
 
Posts: 7178 | Location: Illinois in the USA | Registered: November 11, 2011
IHC Member 1555
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I agree with Jon on this Peter, lower to middle of the road Illinois movement would be more suitable for this.

Cheers
 
Posts: 2265 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
Picture of Peter Kaszubski
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ok thanks the big seconds bit got me lost.
the dial is attached to 17 j run of the mill movement so all is correct but hands hehe.
 
Posts: 4395 | Location: Arizona in the USA | Registered: July 23, 2011
IHC Member 1736
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Peter,

These dials are great for the "Trolly" watches. I associate the larger seconds bit with the 706 3 and 4 position watches.

An hour and seconds hand to match your existing minute hand would be the most correct. My examples have them in both black and purple.

And just a note... that dial, cleaned up with no major flaws goes for more than $50.00
 
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
Picture of Peter Kaszubski
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Great as I got the watch for $40 with good metal case not sure of the movement working order but who cares.
 
Posts: 4395 | Location: Arizona in the USA | Registered: July 23, 2011
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Picture of David Abbe
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Red Dot dials were factory fitted to 16s Illinois movements with less than the specified adjustments for Railroad use. I think these were made in the earlier years when the alternative RR dials still had red numeric 5 minute markets. Later RR had black triangles

 
Posts: 6492 | Location: Southern California in the USA | Registered: July 19, 2007
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I agree with Paul. I have an example of this 'red ball' dial on my Illinois 706 adjusted 4 positions in a Philadelphia 20 year case. Cool dial.
 
Posts: 301 | Location: Ogallala, Nebraska in the USA | Registered: August 27, 2005
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