The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 464

Gold Butterfly Among FlowersAmerican Waltham Watch Co., No. 4938172, Model 1883, "Appleton, Tracy & Co." Grade, circa 1889.Fine, 14K gold, keyless watch with an unusual dial.

C. Four-body, drum-type by "R & F", No. 14736, triple-hinged, back engraved with a village-by-the-sea scene within a flower decorated frame, engine-turned bezel, ribbed band, hinged gold cuvette engine-turned inside. D. Off-white enamel with painted radial Arabic numerals within gold paillon circles, gold paillon half-hour markers, outer minute ring with 5-minute ruby-paste dot markers, recessed sub-seconds, center painted with yellow flowers and a gold paillon butterfly. Blued steel "Pierced" hnds. M. 18 size, gilt, full plate, da-mascened and gold washed, 15 jewels, the top ones in screwed gold settings, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation ba-lance with gold screws, adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, Church type I micrometer regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 53 mm.