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

LOT 485

American Waltham, No. 5369110, Model 1883, "P.S. Bartlett" Grade, circa May 1892.Very fine and rare, 14K multicolored gold, hunting-cased, full box hinged, keyless watch with a fancy dial.

C. Four-body, triple-hinged, by New York Watch Case Co., "demi-bassine", decorated with applied green, red and white gold foliate and floral decoration, vermicelli accents on edges, vermicelli scrolling on the band, gold cuvette. D. Pale green enamel decorated with gold paillon geometrical pattern, radial gold paillon Arabic numerals, outer gold paillon dot minute track with five-minutes of faceted ruby pastes, pressed sunk sub-seconds decorated with gold paillon crescents. Gold "Louis XV" handsM. 18 size, gilt, full plate, 15 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church type I patented (No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, safety pinion, lever-set with Church disengaged intermediate wheel patented (No. 295484) system. Signed on dial and movement, case signed N.Y.W. Co.Diam. 54mm.