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

LOT 420

American Waltham, Waltham, Mass., No. 4444951, Model 1883, "Appleton, Tracy & Co." Grade, circa 1889.Fine, gold-filled, keyless watch with an unusual dial.

C. Three-body, "bassine et filets", glazed on both sides, screw co-vers. D. Off-white and pink enamel with blue radial Arabic numerals in pink cartouches, gold paillon flowers as the half-hours, outer gold paillon minute track with 5-minute ruby-pastes, center with gold paillon rosette, pressed sub-seconds with gold paillon ornamen-tation. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, full plate, damascened gold washed brass, 15 jewels, the top ones in screwed gold settings, lateral lever escapement, cut bmetallic compensation balance with gold screws, adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, Church type I patented (No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, engraved balance bridge, safety pinion.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 55 mm.