Description :

1922 South Bend 17-Jewel Pocket Watch Housed In An Open-Face Venus Model High-Quality Gold-Filled Case

Movement manufacturer: South Bend Watch Company in South Bend, Indiana

Movement Grade: Grade 211 (16 size, open-face configuration)

Movement Serial Number: 1,064,579, which dates its production precisely to circa 1922

Case Manufacturer: Illinois Watch Case Company (I.W.C.Co.) (Elgin, Illinois)

Case Grade/Model: Open-face Venus model case, which identifies it as a high-quality gold-filled case (a thick sheet of gold mechanically bonded over a base metal core)

Case Serial Number: 063901.

Jewel Count: 17 Jewels. This indicates a high-quality, mid-to-high grade consumer movement designed for excellent reliability

Adjustments: Stamped "Adjusted," meaning the factory finely tuned the movement to maintain accurate timekeeping across variations in temperature and positions

Double Roller: An upgraded safety mechanism on the escapement wheel that prevents the watch from catching or stopping under sudden movement

Damaskeening: The beautiful, wavy circular patterns etched onto the nickel movement plates, serving as a signature mark of early 20th-century American craftsmanship.

Dial (Face): Off-white/cream enamel featuring bold Arabic numerals and a dedicated subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. It exhibits minor, natural age-related patina along the outer edges, but remains highly legible with its original blued-steel hands intact

Movement (Interior): Visually excellent. The internal plates, gears, and screws are exceptionally clean, with no visible rust, corrosion, oxidation, or deep marring from past tools

Case Back (Interior): Features unique, hand-etched watchmaker scratch marks. These are historical artifacts scratched by jewelers over the decades to record routine cleanings and mechanical repairs

Untested

60mm x 50mm x 14mm

Beautiful antique pocket watch!