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

LOT 424

American Waltham, No. 5994432, Model 1883, Grade No. 15, circa December 1893.Fine and rare, 14K gold, hunting-cased, full box-hinged, keyless Railroad Grade watch with a fancy dial.

C. Four-body, triple-hinged, by Solidarity, drum-type with round band, engine turned covers decorated with vermicelli pattern and foliate scrolling, vermicelli pattern band, gold cuvette. D. Light green and pale rose enamel, radial Arabic numerals within gold paillon shield over lavender cartouches, outer gold paillon dot minute track, center decorated with silver paillon acanthus leaves and three sapphire pastes, recessed sub-seconds with silver paillon crescents and gold stars. Gold "Louis XV"hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate with wavy damascening, spotted pillar plate, 17 jewels with flush gold settings, adjusted, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church type I patented (No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, safety pinion, lever-set with Church disengaged intermediate wheel patented (No. 295484) system.Signed on dial and movement, case signed by the casemaker.Diam. 55mm.