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

LOT 284

Longines. Produced expressly for Manuel Casal, Buen Orden 454, Buenos-Aires, circa 1895.Fine, keyless, hunting-cased, 18K pink gold and diamonds watch with an unusual case.

C. four-body, "bassine", triple-hinged, covers decorated with floral and foliate pattern, front centered by an engraving of 2 horses, framed by a horse-shoe set with 7 diamonds, back centered by an engraving of a horse-head within foliate decoration, hinged gold cuvette with inscription. D. white enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. "Spade" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 21''', nickel, bridge caliber, damascened, 15 jewels, straight line calibrated levr escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with screws, blued steel flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 53 mm.