The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 458

American Waltham Watch Co., No.5955264, Model 1883, Grade 15, O'Hara's dial, circa 1895.Exceptionally fine and rare, 14K gold, keyless watch with an unusual case and dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine"patented (No. 21,295), chased with 40 rib-bed radial lobes smoothly coming from the bezel to the center on the back, gold hinged cuvette. D. Elaborately painted on off-white enamel, overglazed, outer gold paillon dot minute divisions, center with rosette made of paillon horse-shoes, subsidiary seconds with gold paillon hexagonal pattern, each side decorated with a silver paillon flower. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened with a wavy pattern,5 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, safety pinion, Church type I patented (No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, pendant set.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.