The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 463

American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Mass., No. 5556716, Model 1888, Grade 24, made at the end of 1892.Fine, gold, keyless, hunting-cased watch with a fancy dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets" by "C.W.C. Co.", No. 509215, triple-hinged, with floral and foliate decoration over engine-turning, vermicelli band and bezels, gold hinged cuvette "Sunray"-pattern inside. D. Off-white enamel with radial Arabic numerals on blue cartouches with gold paillon frames, outer gold paillon minute ring with 5-minute sapphire-paste markers, center with gold paillon rosette, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 16 size, ni-ckel, 3/4 split plate, damascened, 11jewels, the top ones in screwed settings, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, engraved balance brid-ge, Church patented (No. 379050) pendant winding/setting mechanism.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.