The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 528

American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Mass., No. 6546490, Model 1883, "P.S. Bartlett" Grade, circa 1892.Fine, 14K gold, keyless, hunting-cased watch with unusual dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine", triple-hinged, by "Roy", elaborately decorated with floral, foliate and vermicelli pattern over engine-turning, vermicelli band, hinged gold cuvette with inscription.D. White enamel with painted radial Arabic numerals within a gold paillon border, silver leaf half-hour markers, outer minute ring with gold paillon dots on a light blue reserve, innermost gold paillon ornamentation on a light blue reserve, recessed sub-seconds. Rose gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate elaborately damascened, 17 jewels, the top ones in screwed settings, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, adjusted, blued steel Breguetbalance-spring, safety pinion.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.