Illinois Exceedingly Rare 23 Jewel 163 Type II Sixty Hour Bunn Special, # 5448264, circa 1931. ...

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Illinois Exceedingly Rare 23 Jewel 163 Type II Sixty Hour Bunn Special, # 5448264, circa 1931
Case: model #28, gold filled, 16 size, plain back
Dial: white enamel, double sunk, fully marked, blued steel spade hands, bold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds
Movement: ultra rare, 23 jewels marked on the curvature of the train bridge, 163 near center, motor barrel, sixty hour, adjusted temp. and six positions, double roller, rayed damaskeened pattern

Note: The 163 Type II is the "Holy Grail" of the Illinois prestigious grade 161 and 163 variants. It is generally agreed that the production totals of this model total 50 or fewer units. Ten other examples of the 163 type II are confirmed in collector's data but they rarely surface for sale. The example offered here is exceptional and possibly one of the best examples in existence.

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Type: Illinois Exceedingly Rare 23 Jewel 163 Type II Sixty Hour Bunn Special, # 5448264, circa 1931
Dial: double sunk, fully marked
Hands; blue spades
Metal: gold filled
Case No: 9759776
Case Info: model #28, plain back
Case Width: 16 size
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: ultra rare, 23 jewels marked on the curvature of the train bridge, 163 near center, motor barrel, sixty hour, adjusted temp. and six positions, double roller, rayed damaskeened pattern
Circa: 1931
Condition: movement is in very good condition with exceptionally nice strong lettering, dial is 99.99% perfect, one 1 mm super faint hairline below the foot on the numeral 2 of twelve o'clock, case is very very good

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