Illinois Bunn Special Case

[Ticker]

Can anyone enlighten me about Bunn Special cases? I am specifically interested in finding out if a model 118 case that has a Bunn Special 163 movement in it should be marked Bunn Special.
Thanks for your help.

[Ticker]

Can anyone enlighten me about Bunn Special cases? I am specifically interested in finding out if a model 118 case that has a Bunn Special 163 movement in it should be marked Bunn Special.
Thanks for your help.

[terry hall]

118 case..... "triangular bow"..

these were not marked "bunn special", only with the casemaker mark

it looks very similar to some cases elgin used also, but the bow is wider

they were usually used on some of the last produced movements.... or near end anyway.

[John Cote]

Ticker,

It depends. Many of the later 163 movements, usually marked "A", manufactured by Hamilton came in these unmarked "118" cases, presumably because Hamilton ran out of marked Bunn cases. I believe that all of the few 161B watches probably should be in these cases too. I doubt that anyone really knows the serial number range where they started using these cases, but most knowledgable collectors will say that these cases are right for the later movments.

JohnCote
President, Indiana Chapter 18 - NAWCC
Member Chapter 149 (Member #105)
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[Ticker]

Terry and John,
Thankyou for your responses.
Best Regards,
Chuck

[terry hall]

you are welcome..

to clarify, the 163A is the movement "usually" seen in these cases and possibly 161A

I would also agree on the 161B, but there are just not too many examples to compare eh??

Have any of the members seen this case marked 'bunn special'?