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

LOT 477

Elgin Ill., U.S.A., No. 10441768, "Veritas" Grade, circa 1903.Fine, almost mint-condition, gold-filled, keyless double-zone watch with unusual dial.

C. four-body, "bassine et filets" by "Keystone" using J. Boss patent, back decorated with foliate pattern over engine-turning, centered by a blank crest, stepped and reeded bezel and back, reeded band.D. Double-sunk off-white enamel with radial Arabic numerals made of sapphire-pastes, outer minute ring of ruby-paste markers, sub-sidiary seconds with ruby- and sapphire paste track and gold paillon Arabic numerals. Blued steel "Spade" hands, additional red painted hour hand for the second time-zone. M. 18 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate, elaborately damascened, 21 jewels, the top ones in screwed raised gold settings, gold wheel train, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation baance with gold screws, adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, Moseley and Hunter micrometer regulator, safety barrel. Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 56 mm.