The Springfield 593 (47mm)

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What makes the Springfield 593 unique: We are so excited to show off this incredible piece originally manufactured by the Illinois Watch Company, our Springfield 593. This watch is part of our limited release series of lume-coated dials and hands. Our skilled watchmakers have carefully gone through and added lume to the watch in order to give it glow in the dark qualities for better viewing at night. This dial is an especially remarkable part of our collection because our watchmaker Kent Parks applied a special Lume by hand, enabling some small details to glow in the dark. Kent says; The dial has 4 precisely hand-applied coatings of B-17F NoctiLumina to the indexes in the chapter ring behind each number on the dial. It is finished with 2 light coats of Binder 3 to give the lume a "pearl" finish. The work is done by hand, and luming 6 coats on such tiny areas demanded the best of my 20 years of experience in this field. We took great pains to select an appropriate dial to lume and made sure we were merely enhancing what was already there. All printing is as seen on the original dial. In fact, with a real close view, the original is enhanced in bright daylight by the tiny white pearls around the chapter ring and the red hands. And at night you can read your watch in a dark room, with less than a minutes exposure to the light This particular watch shows off the lume elements immediately as they contrast this uniquely aged dial, begging you to lean in for a closer look. These beautiful gothic style hands hold the lume nicely and add to the fine details. We placed this watch in our champagne-gold case and decided upon a gold-plated crown, bringing all of the gold-colored details together in a wonderfully cohesive manner. As we turn the watch over to reveal the movement inside, we are drawn around the entire movement visually by the rounded pattern that has been carefully machined into the various build plates. Copper inlay, gold-plated gears, and a brass balance wheel combine for a wonderful precious metal look that will have you stuck staring. This watch is a great example of classic American craftsmanship and we couldn't be happier to be able to bring it new life as a wristwatch. This watch was originally produced by the Illinois Watch Company in Springfield, Illinois in 1923. In this same year, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed in Switzerland. The treaty concluded World War I and established peace between Turkey and the Allied Powers. This agreement mark