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Illinois Bunn Special 21-Jewel Pocket Watch
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THE STORY
The Care Behind the Name
Scenes imagined. Actual watch photographs are in Watch details.
Historical context
The name on a watch can be the beginning of a story. Bunn links this Illinois grade to the family closely involved in the Springfield company’s history. Behind the familiar name lies the work of a factory, and behind each surviving watch lies the quieter work of people who made, adjusted and maintained mechanical timekeepers.
This watch
This watch is catalogued as a 21-jewel Illinois Bunn Special. Its photographs show an engraved back and movement number 4005837, details that give this example its own identity within the collection. A jewel count describes one part of a movement’s construction; jewel bearings help reduce friction, but the number alone cannot describe the condition of a watch today. Its particular markings and the actual movement photographs remain the starting point for a fuller identification.
An imagined moment
Imagine a watchmaker’s bench late in the afternoon. Tools are put down one by one, and the room becomes quiet enough to notice small sounds. A final inspection asks for patience rather than haste. This is an imagined scene of the care mechanical watches require, not a claim about a recorded repair to this example.
That human attention is part of the attraction of collecting old watches. The object survives; its early owners may remain unknown. Open the photographs to examine this Bunn Special on its own terms, from its outer case to the movement within.
The actual watch
Available · $445
Buy Now →Illinois Bunn Special pocket watch, movement serial 4005837, 21 jewels. Servicing has not yet been completed and will be completed upon sale. Please allow 7–10 days for full service, separate from shipping. The asking price assumes future completed service and running operation, not work already performed. See photographs for present cosmetic condition. A movement grade is the maker’s classification for its finish and technical features. It is not a condition rating, case-metal grade, model, serial number or universal score; a higher number is not automatically better. Bunn Special is a named Illinois grade. This Model 9 version is a 16-size, 21-jewel movement with nickel-finished plates and lever-operated hand setting. It was factory-adjusted in six positions, for temperature and for changing mainspring power. Bunn Special versions differ; these specifications follow this movement’s serial identification. Current service and condition are described above.
Service pending; allow 7–10 days for full service upon sale. Present operation/timing not verified here. See photographs for cosmetic appearance; existing wear is not represented as repaired. The watch is presented honestly in the accompanying photographs.
BRAND Illinois
MODEL Bunn Special 21-Jewel Pocket Watch
REFERENCE Unknown
