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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 75

Edward Howard & Co., Boston, Series IV, No. 62528, circa 1870.Fine, 14K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch.

C. four-body, "bassine" with stepped bezels, engine-turned covers, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette with engraved inscription over gold glazed bezel for viewing the movement. D. white enamel, hand painted, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "crescent" hands. M. L size, nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration with damascening, 15 jewels, the top ones in raised gold settings, adjusted to heat and cold, straight line lever escapemet, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.