The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 494

Elgin National Watch Co., No. 12163074, Model 6, Grade 337, circa 1905.Fine, almost mint-condition, heavily engraved, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased, keyless watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine" triple-hinged by "Keystone", No. 5042768, elaborately deeply engraved with a floral pattern, hinged gold cuvette. D. Double-sunk white enamel with painted Roman nume-rals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Black "Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate with mocked bridges, parallel stripes damascening ("fausses-côtes"), 17 jewels, the top ones in screwed gold settings, straight line calibrated lever esca-pement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, adjsted, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, engraved balance bridge, Moseley and Hun-ter micrometer regulator, safety pinion.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 50 mm.