What makes the Cleveland 044 unique: We’re pleased to present to you this remarkable wristwatch that features an antique pocket watch originally manufactured by the Illinois Watch Company — the Cleveland 044. The Illinois Watch Company constructed this watch for the Ball Watch Company, and its dial features the inscription “Ball” within its sumptuous center design pattern. This gold-colored pattern goes perfectly with the dial’s breathtaking golden gothic hands and dark-gold-colored numerals. These details look especially gorgeous against the watch face’s cream-colored background. We equipped the final product with even more opulent details by ensconcing the antique pocket watch within our Gilded Titanium case and topped it off with a gold-plated crown. On the watch’s rear side, you can see its Commercial-Standard-grade open-face movement with a circular finish pattern, Reed regulator, and Breguet hairspring. The movement also features engravings reading “Ball Watch Co” and “Cleveland, Ohio,” referencing its trade name, and boasts gold-plated gears as well as 19 screw-set jewels throughout its ¾ plate. Finally, we made this gorgeous piece of history wearable with our comfortable and stylish Rye leather watch strap.

The Illinois Watch Company initially released the Cleveland 044’s pocket watch in Springfield, Illinois, in 1926 — the same year that acclaimed American author Harper Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama. Lee was primarily known for her Pulitzer-winning To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most important novels in American literature. In addition to her contributions to her literature with To Kill a Mockingbird and its sequel Go Set a Watchman, Lee also helped author Truman Capote conduct research for his landmark true-crime non-fiction book In Cold Blood. In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded Lee with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 2010, President Barack Obama bestowed her the National Medal of Arts. Six years later, she passed away in her hometown at age 89.