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

LOT 490

Waltham, Mass., No. 16110565, Model 1892, "Vanguard" Grade, made in 1907.Very fine, 14K multicolored gold and diamond-set, hunting-cased, box-hinged, keyless watch in an elaborate case.

C. Four-body, "bassine" with scalloped edges, by "W.W.C. Mfg. Co.", No. 133515, back centered with a diamond on applied multicolored gold floral rosette, vermicelli, star and strap work borders, hinged gold cuvette. D. Double-sunk white enamel with painted radial Ro-man numerals, outer minute ring with 5-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 23 jewels, the top ones in screwed raised gold settings, straight line leverescapement, cut-bimetallic com-pensation balance with gold screws, adjusted to 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Ohlson patented (No. 894,457) micro-meter regulator.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.