The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 432

American Waltham Watch Co., No. 3705931, Model 1883, Grade No. 25, made in 1888-89.Very rare and fine, 14K gold, hunting-cased, box-hinged, keyless watch with an elaborate O'Hara dial.

C. Four-body, full box-hinged, engine turned covers, vermicelli band, gold hinged cuvette. D. Light blue, rose and pink enamel with elabo-rate paillon pattern, radial Arabic numerals in gold paillon cartou-ches, outer paillon minute ring with sapphire-paste five-minute mar-kers, recessed sub-seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, ni-ckel, full plate matted with cross-hatched damascening, 15 jewels with flush settings, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balane 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.Diam. 54 mm.