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

LOT 286

Rousselle Tirein, Paris. Produced circa 1911.Fine and unusual, thin, keyless, 18K white gold, sapphire and diamonds dress watch. Accompanied by a sapphire and diamonds pendant formed like a knight's helmet.

C. two-body, "bassine", solid, polished, case band set alternately with sapphires and diamonds, case back decorated with blue-enameled knight's helmet. D. "guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute ring. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 17''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel flat balance-spring.Dial signed.Diam. 43 mm.