WWI Era Illinois A Lincoln from 1917

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This timepiece is a wristwatch conversion, and the movement can be seen through the caseback. The timepiece features 21 jewels and beautiful guilloche dial.

*This timepiece is in our new case featuring front and back anti-reflective coated sapphire crystals, gaskets ensuring water resistance, and the use of premium 316L stainless steel for superior quality.*

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This timepiece is a wristwatch conversion, and the movement can be seen through the caseback. The timepiece features 21 jewels and beautiful guilloche dial.

*This timepiece is in our new case featuring front and back anti-reflective coated sapphire crystals, gaskets ensuring water resistance, and the use of premium 316L stainless steel for superior quality.*

This timepiece is a wristwatch conversion, and the movement can be seen through the caseback. The timepiece features 21 jewels and beautiful guilloche dial.

*This timepiece is in our new case featuring front and back anti-reflective coated sapphire crystals, gaskets ensuring water resistance, and the use of premium 316L stainless steel for superior quality.*

Illinois Watch Co. was in operation from 1869-1948 and produced some of the most renowned railroad-grade movements ever manufactured. Watches were produced in their factory in Springfield, Illinois.

This Illinois timepiece, a World War I era watch, was manufactured in Springfield, Illinois and completed in 1917. It is powered by the A. Lincoln grade movement—a 21-jewel Illinois in-house mechanism produced between 1914 and 1928. The movement has been meticulously restored and refinished with deep blue accents on the screws, achieved through precise thermal heating of each movement component by hand. The watch hands remain in their original, unrestored condition. The Illinois dial is metal and features a beautiful guilloche motif at the center.

The timepiece is encased in a 316L stainless steel wristwatch conversion case, designed with adjustable lugs for ease in winding and setting, ensuring a tailored fit across various wrist sizes. The case includes front, back, and crown gaskets, providing water resistance up to 50 meters, though it is recommended to remove the watch before participating in water activities. The timepiece comes fully serviced and ready for your upcoming adventures.

Watch Performance

  • Accuracy: +/- 10 seconds per day

  • Amplitude: 275 degrees

  • Beat Error: 1.5 ms

  • Frequency: 18,000 (5 beats per second)

  • Power Reserve: 24-30 hours

  • Complication: Sub second hand

 

Watch Specifications

  • Manufacture: Illinois

  • Location: Springfield, Illinois

  • Year Manufactured: 1917 (WWI Era)

  • Dial Material: Metal (guilloche0

  • Jewels: 21 jewels

  • Case Diameter: 44 mm

  • Front Crystal: Domed AR coated sapphire

  • Back Crystal: Flat AR coated sapphire

  • Case Material: 316L stainless

  • Lug width: 22 mm

  • Lug to Lug: Approximately 52 mm (adjusts to wrist size)

  • Height: 13 mm

  • Original Case Included: No

  • Serial Number: 3129941

  • Water Resistance: 50 meters

  • Warranty: Full 1-Year Warranty

All Frett & Co. Clockworks watches come with a full 1-year warranty unless otherwise stated.