That's a real eye catcher, thx for posting!1929 Illinois Guardsman
I'm curious whether the seconds indicator "jumps" on the second or whether it rotates with the 4th wheel in the usual small increments.
That's a real eye catcher, thx for posting!1929 Illinois Guardsman
Is the one you posted yellow or green gold, it's hard to tell from photos.Thanks!
It is called a rotor secometer and rotates on the 4th in small increments.
These are quite a cool Illinois and when they come up for sale they are snatched
up pretty quickly. I will post another later in WGF with a plain bezel.
One of My favorite Illinois.
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I too like Montgomery dials. Not only do they look good, but Montgomery dials are so much easier to read.After several years ,I was surprised to find a '51 Hamilton 992B with a Montgomery dial this past Tuesday when my Hamilton Khaki automatic stopped and I had to find a local shop to repair. He watchmaker asked if I knew about the Montgomery dial. He said he didn't have a watch with that dial. I responded that he had one sitting in the case. Hisrtory on George Montgomery's dial, http://www.clockguy.com/SiteRelated/SiteReferencePages/SFRRMontgomeryDial.html
My search for this iconic Hamilton began with a song by my musical hero, Norman Blake. Mr. Blake grew up in the Southern US and has been writing songs about trains for decades. His lyics are both historically and technically correct.
Here is the song about the watch,
This is a lyrical account of Lincoln's last train ride,
Probably my favorite train song by Norman,
Yes I didI too like Montgomery dials. Not only do they look good, but Montgomery dials are so much easier to read.
By the way, did you pick up that pocket watch sitting in the case?
I too like Montgomery dials. Not only do they look good, but Montgomery dials are so much easier to read.
By the way, did you pick up that pocket watch sitting in the case?
The Hamilton Model 992B is considered by many to have been the epitome of American pocket watch production, as I recall it came out circa 1940 & continued to be built until the cessation of US operations circa 1969.Yes I did
Yes, that’s the one I bought.
Your white gold filled Guardsman nicely complements the colored gold version which you posted earlier. The WGF one's plain bezel sits well with my eye, it seems to give the watch a more formal look.I must say that they are addicting... The Rose/Pink Gold Guardsman in Fred's Book is the only one known.
His new 5 volume set is due to come out in about a month and will be filled with my collection.
Here is a WGF w/plain bezel Guardsman.
Another great find. That classic look is killer.1959 Longines Silver Arrow in all original condition, including correct crown. Usually came on a bracelet that I am sadly missing.
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Yet another strikingly desirable Illinois Chevalier !1928 Illinois Chevalier.
This is one with a black bezel and a porcelain dial.
There are only around 4 of these dials known to exist.
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It's these little details that make watch collecting so very interesting ... thanks for delving into thisYou have a good eye vic...
The Blue one has an original. I have seen lots of variations of the "Onion" crown on this
watch. Interestingly enough, my watchmaker and I decided to use this type of onion on this one to kind of "mark"
this particular watch. It is SO rare that I see photos of it all over the place. I know it is mine because of the crown.
The Blue one is easy to spot if someone uses the photo because it is the only one in blue with the porcelain dial, that I really know of.
Here is a closeup from the original ad from Fred Friedberg's first book. You can see the crown like the Blue Chevalier.
Waltham also did a version of this watch.
Simply wonderful!!!!!1928 Illinois Chevalier.
Only 3 of these exist with a blue enamel bezel, they are more common in black.
This is the only one known with a blue bezel and a porcelain dial.