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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 212

Longines, Swiss, No. 2232573. Produced circa 1908.Fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K gold pocket watch with massive, specially decorated case.

C. four-body, "Bassine", triple-hinged, covers in low relief with dolphins, Minerva's head, torches and scrolling, gold cuvette. D. white enamel with Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic markers, auxiliary pressed sunk seconds dial. "Spade" gold hands. M. 37mm (16 1/2'''), rhodium-plated, half-plate, damascened with wavy pattern and rosette in the center, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, lever-se.Dial and movement signed. Case numbered same as movement.Diam. 50 mm.