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IHC Member 48 |
Hi I would like more information on this Illinois 21j Bunn Special sixty hour. #4900201  | ||
| IHC Member 48 |
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| IHC Member 48 |
Thanks Lin This is exactly the information I was looking for. Keith | |||
| IHC Member 48 |
Need help on this 17j Bunn #2600359. Is this a correct dial?  | |||
| IHC Member 48 |
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| IHC President Life Member  |
In a word, absolutely that dial is right in every way.  They began to phase in the "arched" Illinois signature beginning in 1915 and the 1914 example you shared with us should have a dial signed like the one sown. In fact, my 2-Jewel "Fish-scale" which is from a year earlier has that exact dial. You found a very desirable movement too, they made more than 11,000 with an "Adjuster, Temp and Five Positions" marking, but yours with "Temperature" spelled out is the more uncommon one with only 2,000 produced. Uncommon marking is key to value...  | |||
| IHC Member 48 |
Thanks Lin Thanks for the information on the 17j Bunn. So the watch is dated to 1914 and a correct dial. Is this a correct type of case for this year? If this is uncommon and only 2,000 were made of this variation is this from the first run.(#2600359) To change the subject to the 21j Bunn Special Sixty Hour (the first post). Would any body have a nice first model Bunn Special case for sale(white perfered). Just email me. | |||
| IHC President Life Member |
Glad to be of help Keith, Apparently the first 17-Jewel, 16-size Bunns were numbered 2571701 through 2571900 inclusive. The blocked numbers show these were never big sellers, probably because the watch companies were pushing higher priced watches created by adding cap-jewels to make them sound more important. Remember, these 17-Jewel watches are "fully-jeweled" and anything above 17 or 19-Jewels serve no real purpose, particularly in Railroad Time Service. Today the 17 and 19-Jewel Bunns are often overlooked by many collectors caught up in the value run-up of the 23-Jewel Bunn Specials. That makes these affordable and what a beginning collector might consider. To me these represent what a sensible working man would have bought when they were new, and are a fine value today. About finding a first model case for your watch, perhaps we could get together sometime soon and consider what is available. Lindell | |||
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