Exceptional Watches
Original, intact, and uncommon examples of larger sizes from the American railroad era in exceptional condition. These will not be parted out or melted down. Entire collections also considered.
Parts Movements
Quantities of partial or complete movements in the larger sizes for donor or parts purposes. American brands only.
Watch Parts
Loose jewels, jewels in settings, roller jewels, roller tables, pallet stones, screws of all kinds, balance weights, meantime screws, timing washers, hairspring collets, taper pins, springs of all kinds, regulators, banking pins, dust bands, etc.
Watch Hands
Hour, minute, seconds, indicator, sweep, key-wind, fusee, and fancy hands in all styles, sizes and colors.
Case Parts
Crystals of all styles and sizes, lift springs, latch springs, swing rings, trim rings, pushers, crowns in nickel and gold, bows in nickel and gold, stems, sleeves, pendant nuts, etc.
Hand Tools
Screwdrivers, tweezers, jewel pushers, broaches, files, hand pullers, canon pinion pullers, pin vises, warming pans, bench keys, oil cups, oilers, hairspring tools, stem wrenches, stone setting irons, etc.
Staking Sets
Complete and partial sets, anvils, stakes, stumps, pushers, grabs, punches, wooden boxes, jeweling sets, etc, for all common brands.
Lathes and Accessories
Lathe beds, headstocks, tailstocks, countershafts, drive belts, motors, foot pedals, cross slides, tool rests, drilling attachments, live spurs, chucks, balloon chucks, diamond wheels, drills, mills, collets, gravers, buffers, mandrels, etc, for all common brands.
Restoration Highlights
One of Illinois's rarest watches was the 23-jewel Washington Lafayette. Only 190 were ever made.