Need help with a Illinois

I have an Illinois.. and all I can find out about them is the year...
This is what I have.

Serial number: 5073365

on the movement: Victor
Illinois
Watch Co
Springfield
also: 21 Jewels

[Timm]

All that I can add to that is that it is a Model 1, Grade 279.

The "Victor" is apparently a private label.

This watch was adjusted in three positions, temperature and for isochronism.

1928 is the production date. Is that what you have?

I like those Illinois watches... smart looking.
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[Larry Seikel]

Hello DADSTIMESHOP,
To add to what Tim T said, Russ Snyder's Illinois database CD shows 5073365 to be the following:
Model...1
Grade...279
Size...12
Total made...16,000 over 20 runs, between 1926 and 1929. 5073365 was in a run of 300 movements from 1928, marked "Victor".

[Jim Carroll]

Hi,
Your watch is a 12 size 21 Jewel 279 grade run 3,073,301-3,073,600. The serial numbers and names I have to date there is only 300 made with this name, 16,000, 279 grade were produced.

Jim Carroll

So its a Keeper

[Timm]

Well... if you don't want to keep it - I will!

[rschussel]

Just remember that Illinois may have produced as many as 1,000 different private label brands. While many are fairly scarce only a few such as Ariston ,Benjamin Franklin,Penn Special,Santa Fe Special,Dependon and Interstate Chronometer etc command a premium

bob Schussel
aka 12size

[StanJS]

Can someone with access to the Illinois CD (I better get that thing!) run a S/N for me and give me the stats? All I have is a picture of a golden blob and the S/N of 1727191.

Thanks,
Stan

[Fred Hansen]

Hi Bob -

If each of the different jeweler contracts are counted as a different private-label I think the total number might even be well into the thousands.

Fred

[rschussel]

Stan

according to russ Synders database your watch is a grade 183 16 size
15 j. About 13,600 were in a total of 14 runs

Bob Schussel