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Founded in 1870 in Springfield, Illinois, the Illinois Watch Company sold a variety of different watches, with series names like the 'Stuart,' the 'Key Wind,' and the 'Bunn Special,' all of which are collectible today. The company was bought by Hamilton in the 1920s, but continued to make wristwatches under the Illinois name.
I got interested in clocks in 1967, and I started collecting watches fairly seriously in the early ‘80s. I … [more]
I got started collecting pocket watches partly because I hated wearing wristwatches; I used to carry my wrist… [more]
Barry Goldberg’s excellent collection of pocket watches, mostly American models from the late 1800s and early 189… [read review or visit site]
Tom McIntyre’s reference site on antique watches, especially those made by the American Watch Company (later know… [read review or visit site]
This simple but impressive site features visually stunning, high resolution photographs of American pocket watch mo… [read review or visit site]
This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [read review or visit site]
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