Posted 8 years ago
billym
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Can someone help identify this watch.its 16 size made in the USA illinois watch case nickel silver #281421
Has train on case back and on dial says winner then cwc below it.#on movement is 33296841.
Watch is running slow needs service.
What does it say on the inside of the piece that has the train on the front? (Last photo)
It's says illinois watch case co.nickel silver and has the case serial number.
Also on the movement it has several patent numbers and dates.
Nice to know there are numbers on the movement. Care to share them??
Ok the serial number on movement is 33296841
Then it has a lot of patent dates Jan 29,01-april 11,05-june 4,07 -June 29,o9-may 24,10 then outside of the dates it says made in the usa.
Also on the dial the letters cwc there is a small t in the first c and an o in the last c.
Celine just courious.lol if you found anything on the pocketwatch?
Connecticut Watch Co. May be the Dollar watch. CT Watch Co.
"Connecticut Watch Company was a name that the Robert H Ingersoll & Bro.Co. sold watches under. They were identical to Ingersolls, sometimes using the same model names. This name was exclusively used for the sale of what Ingersoll called " scheme" watches, which were watches purchased from Ingersoll to be used as promotionals,private label watches,and various advertising labels that Ingersoll produced for a variety of companies from 1900 or so on into the 1920's."
You can contact this forum Winner watches are modern, so not sure about the Winner label.
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?29570-CONNETICUT-WATCH-Company-in-New-York
Elgin had a movement serial number that same number. This movement looks totally different, though.
https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/elgin/33296841
Possibly Ingersoll 1915-1920?
https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/ingersoll-watch-co/33296841
WQ Look up the watch case serial number. You know - we can't read minds or see pictures that aren't clear./ Anytime you are looking fo0r info - the MORE information you can give the better.
I sell a lot of crap online. I was ALWAYS rto to include as many pictures as possible, but describe the item as if you have none, ortr the buyer is blind.
You can google your illinois watch case serial number as easily as anyone else can.
Here's a similar case, but since I can't read the number not sure. But it's Elgin Illinois Watch co. Many movements were inserted in these.
http://www.terapeak.com/worth/elgin-illinois-watch-case-company-nickel-pocket-watch-case-with-glass/300856716395/
Here is your case.
http://www.terapeak.com/worth/elgin-illinois-watch-case-company-nickel-pocket-watch-case-with-glass/300856716395/
You want to know when your watch was made - it would be on or about the last patent date.
Illinois watch CO. serial nos.
http://www.pocketwatchrepair.com/histories/illinois.html