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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 66

Waltham Mass., U.S.A., "Vanguard", No. 26921358, circa 1928.Very fine and rare, 14K gold, keyless, Railroad Grade watch 30-hour winding indicator and with Lossier's Inner Terminal Hairspring.

C. two-body, "bassine" by "Wadsworth", polished, screwed bezel, monogrammed back. D. white enamel, bold Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds, sunk up/down indicator below 12 o'clock. Blued steel "Double Swell Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, bridge caliber, damascened, 23 jewels, the top ones in gold settings, adjusted to 6 positions, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with outer and inner terminal curvesmicrometric regulator.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 52.8 mm.