#461 • Illinois, Pennsylvania Special, 24J, 18S, rare

Part of 261022 - "Fall Featured Auction" Horology, Jewelry & Coins - October 1 - 22 (timed auction by Jones & Horan Auctions)

High bid $2,100.00

Status: Available

Live bidding starts Oct 22, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

APW - Illinois, Pennsylvania Special, 24J, 18S, sterling silver OF recase, white enamel DS Gothic numeral dial, SW-LS, fully capped lever escapement, capped third wheel, jeweled barrel arbor, two-tone gilt and nickel damascene, gilt mvt screws and regulator assembly, s#1534936. A rare and attractive high grade private label which was made for retailer H.M. Jacobson & Son of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The present example features a striking rose color to the gilt portion of its two-tone damascene; we believe that among 18 size Illinois Pennsylvania Special movements this rose color is found only among 24 jewel examples with serial numbers in the 1.5 million range. CONDITION: Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, good two-tone color, dark spot to barrel bridge in area left of barrel jewel, some scattered small lesser dark spots elsewhere, few scattered tiny nicks and short micro-fine scratches, few small spots of oxide to steelwork; dial with small flakes to rim of seconds-register hole, very few scattered short micro-fine scratches, few spots of very light edge wear under bezel; excellent-plus hour and seconds-hand, excellent minute hand with spot of oxide and some finish loss to spade and tip; case shows ample wear, dents to rear, deep dent to band at 5 with associated clustering of smaller dings and nicks, scattered small to tiny nicks to band and elsewhere; bow pivots freely, crown shows medium wear; thick glass crystal with large internal edge chip at lower-left, many scattered scratches, small, edge chip at 2. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,600 JH-80794