The Art of American Horology & Colle...

New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 23

American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, No. 14813690, Lehigh Railroad, circa 1906.Fine, gold-filled, keyless watch.

C. three-body, "bassine" by "B & B", polished, screwed bezel and back, engraved locomotive on the back. D. hand-painted white enamel, double sunk, tri-colored symbol with flag "L. V.", Arabic numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "American Spade" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 17 jewels, the top ones in gold settings, lateral lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breuet balance spring, micrometric regulator, safety pinion.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 54.8 mm.