The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 440

American Waltham Watch Co., No. 19112595, Model 1908, dial painted by R.M. Roesger, circa 1912.Fine and very rare, 20-year yellow gold-filled, keyless watch with dial signed by the artist.

C. Three-body, "bassine et filets", by Illinois Watch Case Co., No. 28643388, screw back and bezel, engine turned back, reeded band.D. Enamel, marble color, radial gilt Arabic numerals with black shadows for relief effect, outer minute dot divisions on white enamel ring, subsidiary sunk seconds with gilt numerals and white track. Blued steel, "Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, bridge model, 17 jewels in raised screwed settings, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet ba-lance spring, Church's type II rack-and-pinion patented micrometric regulator (patented 484176), pendantset. Signed on dial and move-ment, case signed by the casemaker, dial by the dial maker.Diam. 50 mm.