The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 447

American Waltham Watch Co., No. 3306556, Model 1883, Grade No. 35, made at the end of 1887.Fine and rare, 20-year gold-filled, keyless watch with a very unu-sual dial.

C. Three-piece, "bassine" screw bezel and back, back engraved and engine turned, vermicelli bezel. D. Light blue enamel with gold paillon radial numerals with black shadow for relief impression on blue round cartouches, sapphire-paste half-hours, silver paillon outer minute ring with gold paillon 5-minute markers, gold paillon scalloped line in the center, recessed sub-seconds with gold paillon rosette. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate matted and damascened, 15 jewels with fush gold settings, lateral coun-terpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church type I patented(No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, safety pinion, pendant-set.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.