Railroad Builder Movements

This movement was originally manufactured in 1926 by the Illinois Watch Company in Springfield, IL. John W. Bunn was an American corporate leader, financier, industrialist, personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, and later founder of the Illinois watch company. The Bunn Special is possibly Illinois' most famous...

This movement was originally manufactured in 1932 by the Illinois Watch Company in Springfield, IL. Illinois was purchased by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1927, and all manufacturing was transferred to the Hamilton facility by 1932. This means that this is one of the...

This movement was manufactured in 1907 by the Waltham Watch Company outside of Boston. The Crescent Street grade gets its name from the street on which the original Waltham factory was located, and it was predominantly made for use on the railroad. Crescent Street's...

This movement was manufactured in 1904 by the Waltham Watch Company outside of Boston. The Crescent Street grade gets its name from the street on which the original Waltham factory was located and it was predominantly made for use on the railroad. Crescent Street's...

This movement was originally manufactured in 1927 by the Elgin National Watch Company just outside of Chicago. The 'B.W. Raymond' model takes its name from the third mayor of Chicago, and for many years the grade represented Elgin's high-end, performance focused watches with accessible...

This movement was originally manufactured in 1918 by the Illinois Watch Company in Springfield, IL. John W. Bunn was an American corporate leader, financier, industrialist, personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, and later founder of the Illinois watch company. The Bunn Special is possibly Illinois' most famous...