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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 17

American Waltham Watch Co., No. 3670348, circa 1888.Fine, 14K gold, keyless, hunting-cased watch with a special dial and unusual engraving.

C. four-body, "bassine", back cover engraved with interior of a bank, no doubt The Farmers and Merchants Bank, gold cuvette with engine-turned border and presentation inscription. D. white enamel, gold Arabic paillon numerals within blue cartouches within gold paillon frames, outer minute ring with five-minute red dot markers, sunk subsidiary seconds with gold paillon rosette in the center. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 15 jewels, the top ones in gold screwedsettings, adjusted, lateral lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, steel Breguet balance spring, "star" micrometric regulator.Signed on the dial and movement. cuvette with presentation inscription to the president of the Farmers' and Merchants' BankDiam. 52.8 mm.