![]() Was purchased by the Hamilton Watch Co., of Lancaster, Pa., whichĬontinued to operate the factory under the Illinois name and shifted the emphasis from pocket to wrist watch production. The family name has become immortalized in the legendary Illinois "Bunn Special" pocket watch. ![]() took over and the ran the company until his death inġ926. His brother, Jacob Bunn, became president in 1878. Bunn was one of the company’s founders. The Illinois Watch Company was founded on December 23, 1870, in The Piccadilly, the Ritz, the Marquis and other models reflect the height of art deco design, which was in full swing at that time. Some of the finest wrist watches ever made in America and certainly some of the most beautiful. Those wrist watches are considered by many to be Movements total were ever produced, and of course not all those found Watches for a handful of those years toward the end of the company’sĮxistence in the 1920s amd '30s. While theĬompany was in business for some 60 years, it only produced wrist Probably attracts the most fanatical group of collectors. Of all the true American made wrist watch manufacturers, Illinois Click here for Illinois timepieces currently for sale. ![]()
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