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What makes the Springfield 454 unique: Today we are proud to present this incredible timepiece from the Illinois Watch Company, our Springfield 454. We are absolutely thrilled to show off how breathtaking this dial is, with such intricate machine-work on the center of the dial. If you look closely, you will be amazed by the small flowers that sit atop this shield of arms. Gold-colored features such as the numerals and minute indicators blend nicely with our gold-plated crown while sitting inside of this soft sandblasted titanium case. The details continue as we turn this watch over to reveal an amazing 21 jewel movement, originally produced in Springfield, Illinois in 1922. Brass settings and hardware all throughout give this watch a nice precious metal feel, as well as gold-plated gears that can be seen beneath. A large build plate fills the space, lightly decorated with Geneva lines that carry over and create a cohesive design. The Illinois Watch Company produced around 3,900,000 watches in 1922, with around 68,000 of those movements being Grade 274. 1,000 of those watches from that batch were this small run of 21 jewel movements that would have looked very similar to this watch, likely with a variety of different dials to go with them. We love to dig deep and track down information on these old movements, and provide the small details along with each watch we send out.
