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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 46

American Waltham Watch Co., No. 3793721, circa 1887.Very fine, gold, keyless five-minute repeating watch.

C. four-body, "bassine et filets", glazed back with "Crescent Watch Case" papers, hinged cuvette. D. white enamel, Arabic numerals with pendant at 3 o'clock as in many cases with Waltham repeaters, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. M. 16 size, nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, gold train and pallet fork bridge, micrometric cam regulator,epeating on gongs through activating a slide in the band, safety pinion.Signed on the dial and movement. Movement engraved "Patented 1888".Diam. 53 mm.