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Ingersoll I15202 The Springfield Automatic Black PU Strap Watch - W4982
Ref. I15202
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 Springfield sits in Ingersoll's catalogue as an unapologetic statement of scale — a gold-PVD case pushing 48mm across with a skeleton dial that leaves the balance wheel and gear trains fully exposed from the front, and an exhibition caseback that continues the view from behind. There is no subtlety being attempted here. The stepped, polished gold case is built for wrists that want to be noticed, and at 109 grams it carries real weight throughout the day. The 28mm lug width helps anchor that mass, and the textured black rubber strap — moulded to the case rather than swapped in from a drawer — keeps the whole assembly from sliding on the wrist. The gold buckle matches the case finish cleanly. The movement inside is a Chinese automatic of the kind Ingersoll typically sources for its skeletonised pieces: a capable daily runner without the decorative finishing of Swiss or Japanese calibres, but honest about what it is when the dial leaves it this exposed.
- Reference
- I15202
- Brand
- Ingersoll
- Collection
- The Springfield
- Case size
- 48mm
- Case thickness
- 14mm
- Lug width
- 28mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- 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), Automatic Watches (1,403), Watches 44mm and Over (837), Gold Watches (686), Automatic Watches Under £500 (344) and Skeleton Watches (278).
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
- 48mm is a large watch with real presence
- 14mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
Ingersoll I15202 The Springfield alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | I15202 | AX2457 | RGS10082/03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £277 | £289 | £199 |
| Case size | 48mm | 46mm | 49.5mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Rubber strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch |
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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?
28mm. 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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