The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 675

Illinois Watch Co. Springfield, "Sangamo Special", Model 13, No. 4758686, made in 1925.Very fine, 14K solid gold, 60-hour going, 23 jewel, Railroad Grade watch with a 24-hour Montgomery dial.

USD 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: USD 6,555

C. Four-body, triple-hinged, "bassine carrure ronde", polished back, reeded decoration on bezels, band chased with strap work, gold cuvette, solid bow. D. White enamel, bold Arabic numerals, inner 24-hour (13 to 24) red track, outer open line minute track with one-minute Arabic markers (5-minutes in red), sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Diamond" hands. M. 17 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate, damascened in straight line parallel pattern ("fausses-cotes"), 23 jewels in raised gold settings, golwheel train, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws adjusted to temperature and 6 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Reed's patented whiplash micrometric regulator.Signed on dial, case and movementDiam. 51.7 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 12 - 01

Notes

Around 1910, Illinois concentrated on the production of higher grade watches and introduced the "Sangamo Special", its highest grade. At the time, the present gold-cased "Sangamo", cost approximately $150.00. The combination of an unusual Montgomery dial and a solid gold 60-hour "Sangamo" is quite rare. 17 size watches are rare, and are almost always cased in the factory.