Antique Illinois Autocrat 17 Jewel Pocket Watch Wadsworth Gold Filled 1920s For Sale

Antique Illinois Watch Co. \"The Autocrat\" 17-Jewel Pocket Watch – Wadsworth Gold-Filled Case – Early 1900s

Offered for sale is a beautiful antique Illinois Watch Company \"The Autocrat\" mechanical pocket watch, housed in a gold-filled Wadsworth case with a 25-year warranty marking.

Believed to date to approximately the 1920s, this American-made timepiece represents the craftsmanship of the historic Illinois Watch Company of Springfield, Illinois.

The watch features a silver-tone dial with distinctive Arabic numerals, blued hands, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o\'clock, and a classic gold-tone pocket watch case.

Watch Details:

• Brand: Illinois Watch Company

• Model / Grade: The Autocrat

• Estimated Period: 1920s

• Movement: Mechanical, manual wind

• Jewels: 17 Jewels

• Movement Markings: Illinois Watch Co., The Autocrat, Adjusted, Double Roller

• Case Manufacturer: Wadsworth

• Case Marking: Warranted 25 Years

• Case Material: Gold-filled (not solid gold)

• Case Number: Appears to be 5029768

• Patent Marking: September 17, 1918

• Dial: Silver-tone with black Arabic numerals

• Seconds: Subdial at 6 o\'clock

• Accessories: Black cord attached as pictured

Working Condition:

The watch winds manually and begins ticking when wound. The mechanical movement is operational to this extent.

The watch has not been professionally serviced or tested for long-term timekeeping accuracy, power reserve, or reliability.

Due to its antique age, servicing may be necessary. Sold as a vintage mechanical timepiece with no guarantee of precise timekeeping.

The dial and Wadsworth 25-year gold-filled case show visible age-related wear, patina, scratches, and cosmetic imperfections. Please review all photographs.

You will receive the exact pocket watch pictured.

A collectible example of early American watchmaking, ideal for collectors of Illinois pocket watches, antique timepieces, and vintage mechanical watches.