Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 137

E . HOWARD & CO ? HUNTING CASED E. Howard & Co., Boston, No. 219506, case No. 2227, Series IV. Made circa 1875. Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch.

C. Four-body, bassine et filets, reeded band, hinged gold cuvette with oeil-de-perdrix decoration and engine-turned rim. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring with 5-minute Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel crescent hands. M. Cal. N size, nickel, 3/4 plate, 15 jewels, most in raised screwed gold settings, straight-line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel flat balance spring, swan neck micrometric regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 61 mm.