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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 52

American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Mass., No. 12734552, circa 1903.Rare and unusual, steel keyless watch with a special dial and special case.

C. three-body, "bassine" blued steel with polished steel stylized foliate pattern. D. white enamel, painted bird looking for food among grass and blossoming flowers, hour chapter with radial Arabic numerals within gold paillon circles, outer minute ring with ruby dots for five-minute markers, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "American Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, bridge caliber, damascened in rosette pattern, 7 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance,blued steel Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 51.3 mm.