Illinois 5 Sangamo

Product Description

• Item: Pocket Watch

• Brand: Illinois

• Model: 5

• Size: 16s

• Year: 1912

• Movement: Mechanical

• Jewels: 21

• Grade: Sangamo

• Case Material: 10k RGP

• Country: USA

• Gender: Men's

Product Measurements

• Standardized Size for Pocket Watches: 16s

Product Condition

• Overall Condition: Fair, overall condition

• Functions: Running and keeping time

• Case: Shows desk marks and scratches.

• Crystal: Shows hairline scratches.

• Dial condition: Has hairline cracks and spotting.

• Crown: Shows desk marks.

• Hands: Slight discoloring

• Additional Information: The Illinois Watch Company Sangamo Model 5 (frequently referred to as the "Getty Model") was the company's premier open-face, 16-size railroad-grade pocket watch produced between 1897 and 1913. Designed by Fred I. Getty, it represented the pinnacle of early 20th-century American mechanical engineering and was fully approved for rigorous railroad timekeeping standards.

• Balance: The balance complete is in good condition

• Timing Data: Gaining 12 seconds a day, amplitude 295, beat error 5.3ms