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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 160

Ball & Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, "Official BRT Standard", No. 28653, by Hamilton, received on October 12, 1898, sold the next day to Webb C. Ball Watch Company.Fine, gold-filled, keyless Railroad Grade watch.

C. three-body, "bassine", by Keystone, triple hinged, polished, engine-turned back. D. white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel hollow "American Spade" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 17 jewels, the top ones in gold settings, adjusted, straight line lever escapement with sapphire pallets, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometric regulator, safety pinion.Signed on the dial and movement. Dial also signed "Trademark Standard B of R T" and "Ball's Standard Dial Pat. Apld. For". Movement engraved "Trademark", "B of R T", "Patented Nov.17.96", Pat. Aug.18'96",Diam. 54.4 mm.