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

LOT 412

Elgin National Watch Co., U.S.A., No. 24435007, Grade 336, circa 1921.Fine and rare, 14K yellow gold, keyless watch with an unusual dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine" by "Keystone", No. 4681017, triple-hinged, entirely engine-turned, hinged gold cuvette. D. Translucent dark blue enamel over "sunburst" engine-turning, gold paillon Arabic nume-rals, outer gold paillion dot minute ring, recessed sub-seconds. Yel-low gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, full plate, damas-cened, 17 jewels, the top ones in screwed gold settings, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, Mosley and Hunter patented (No. 157,021) micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.