*** ILLINOIS COLLLECTOR ALERT ***
 
Do you have one in your collection?
 
The grade is not rare... Illinois produced 16,845 of these movements
What is rare is
 
1.  The demaskeen of this movement is different and very beautiful
2.  The private label company makes the marked dial and movement very, very rare, and most likely you may not have seen one available
 
The dial is marked "MONARCH" for Monarch Watch Co.
The movement is marked
  R.T. & Co.
  Monarch
     Chicago
 
R.T. & Co. is Roger, Thurman Co. is the retailer/wholesaler for Monarch Watch Co., located in Chicago, Illinois.
 
There is very little record in the database that Illinois produced Grade 175 for Monarch Watch Co., but here it is - PROOF... 
 
If you are Illinois collector and have additional information, please let me know so I can include it in the listing.
 
Amazing and Highly sought after and superbly crafted American Pocket Watch.
The watch runs in all positions
Great Runner (See Time Graph)
Please check out all the high quality pictures for detail condition of the watch
 
Private Labeled:  Marked Monarch on dial and marked movement.
Brand:      Illinois
Serial #:   2109860
Grade:     175
Model:     5
Year:       1908
Size:       16S
Jewels:    17J
Setting:    Lever Set (Open the front cover and Pull the lever to set the time)
 
Case:  Both front and back covers are screw on/off
Crystals:  Both front and back are Glass Crystals
Maker: Classic Watch Case Co., USA (CWCCo., USA)
Material:  Nickel Alloy, Silver Plated