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

LOT 436

Waltham, Mass., No. 7093841, Model 1883, P.S. Bartlett Grade, made in 1897.Fine and rare, almost mint-condition, 20-year yellow gold-filled, hunting-cased, keyless watch, with an elaborate O'Hara dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine" triple-hinged, by Philadelphia Watch Case Co., No. 8075685, both covers elaborately engraved and engine turned, yellow gold-filled hinged cuvette. D. Off-white and blue ena-mel elaborately decorated with strap work, radial Arabic numerals with paillon maple-leaf half-hours, outer gold paillon minute ring, center with gold paillon flower rosette. M. 18 size, nickel full plate elaborately damascened, 17 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensaion balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church type I patented (No. 312,253) micro-metric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.