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

LOT 486

Waltham, Mass., No. 7496147, Model 1888, Grade No. 650, circa 1898.Fine and rare, gold-filled, keyless watch with an elaborate O'Hara dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", triple-hinged, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Yellow, blue and white enamel, overglazed, radial Arabic numerals in gold paillon circles, gold paillon minute ring with sapphire-paste five-minutes, gold paillon flowers for half hours, elaborate rosette in the center with diamond, sapphire and ruby-pastes. M. 16 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate elaborately damascened, 17 jewels in flush gold settings, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balnce with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church type II patented (No. 484,176)micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 52 m|M|