Pocket Watch Information
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Illinois Watch Co, Springfield, Illinois
1869-1927
(1928-1950’s owned by Hamilton Watch Company)
Illinois Watch Co made watches under several different names:
Burlington Watch Co, Chicago, Illinois
Santa Fe Watch Co, Topeka, Kansas
Also the following watches were made by Illinois (although not exclusively)
Washington Watch Company (Montgomery Ward)
Plymouth Watch Company (Sears)
>Remember, the serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement (i.e. “guts”) of the watch.
Please note that ALL dates are approximate (estimates), and can be off by as much as 6 years or more.
1872 – 5,000 | 1894 – 1,160,000 | 1916 – 2,800,000 |
1873 – 20,000 | 1895 – 1,220,000 | 1917 – 3,000,000 |
1874 – 50,000 | 1896 – 1,250,000 | 1918 – 3,200,000 |
1875 – 75,000 | 1897 – 1,290,000 | 1919 – 3,400,000 |
1876 – 100,000 | 1898 – 1,330,000 | 1920 – 3,600,000 |
1877 – 145,000 | 1899 – 1,370,000 | 1921 – 3,750,000 |
1878 – 210,000 | 1900 – 1,410,000 | 1922 – 3,900,000 |
1879 – 250,000 | 1901 – 1,450,000 | 1923 – 4,000,000 |
1880 – 300,000 | 1902 – 1,500,000 | 1924 – 4,500,000 |
1881 – 350,000 | 1903 – 1,650,000 | 1925 – 4,700,000 |
1882 – 400,000 | 1904 – 1,700,000 | 1926 – 4,800,000 |
1883 – 450,000 | 1905 – 1,800,000 | 1927 – 4,850,000 |
1884 – 500,000 | 1906 – 1,840,000 | (Sold to Hamilton) |
1885 – 550,000 | 1907 – 1,900,000 | 1928 – 5,000,000 |
1886 – 600,000 | 1908 – 2,100,000 | 1929 – 5,150,000 |
1887 – 700,000 | 1909 – 2,150,000 | 1930 – 5,300,000 |
1888 – 800,000 | 1910 – 2,200,000 | 1931 – 5,400,000 |
1889 – 900,000 | 1911 – 2,300,000 | 1932 – 5,488,301 |
1890 – 1,000,000 | 1912 – 2,400,000 | (1933 – Moved to Hamilton) |
1891 – 1,040,000 | 1913 – 2,500,000 | 1934 – 5,500,000 |
1892 – 1,080,000 | 1914 – 2,600,000 | 1948 – 5,600,000 |
1893 – 1,120,000 | 1915 – 2,700,000 |