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Ingersoll I13104 The Tennessee Automatic Bracelet Watch - W4971
Ref. I13104
Sits in Ingersoll’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Ingersoll watches we list, which start at £169.
Price range £169 to £277 across 10 Ingersoll watches in stock.The Tennessee sits at the bolder end of Ingersoll's catalogue, a line built around scale and visual presence rather than the restrained dress-watch character the brand's Jazz family is known for. The skeleton layout here is less about horological exhibition and more about graphic effect: the blue-tinted open dial, Roman numeral chapter ring and visible rotor work together as a single composition that reads clearly across a room. At 45mm and 14.7mm deep it wears as large as it looks, though the butterfly deployant keeps the bracelet secure and flat against the wrist throughout the day. Polished and brushed surfaces run side by side on the case, which stops it reading as a single undifferentiated block of steel. The Roman numerals anchor the dial so that even with the movement exposed beneath them, time stays legible rather than becoming a puzzle.
- Reference
- I13104
- Brand
- Ingersoll
- Collection
- The Tennessee
- Case size
- 45mm
- Case thickness
- 14.7mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Ingersoll
Charles and Robert Ingersoll started selling watches by mail order from New York in 1892, and in 1896 introduced the Yankee at one dollar. It was the first watch a working American could simply buy, and it sold in enormous numbers — the company's slogan, that it was the watch that made the dollar famous, was barely an exaggeration.
Volume on that scale changed the industry. Ingersoll sold tens of millions of watches, produced the first Mickey Mouse watch in 1933 under licence from Disney, and for a time was among the largest watch companies in the world.
The American business did not survive the century intact, and the name passed through several hands. It is now owned by a British company, which relaunched it in 2016 around mechanical watches rather than the cheap quartz the name had drifted into.
The modern collection leans on automatics with open dials and prominent date and day complications, priced in the low hundreds. It has little manufacturing continuity with the original firm, but the name and the Yankee heritage are genuine.
- 1892
- The Ingersoll brothers begin selling watches by mail order.
- 1896
- The Yankee sells for one dollar.
- 1933
- Produces the first Mickey Mouse watch.
- 1968
- The original American company is broken up.
- 2016
- Relaunched under British ownership around mechanical watches.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,300), Stainless Steel Watches (2,846), Automatic Watches (1,403), Watches 44mm and Over (837), Blue Dial Watches (803) and Automatic Watches Under £500 (344).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Ingersoll's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 45mm is a large watch with real presence
- 14.7mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Ingersoll I13104 The Tennessee alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | I13104 | ME3110 | 47569/SL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £249 | £239 | £269 |
| Case size | 45mm | 44mm | 43.8mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
Your new watch
Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
22mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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