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

LOT 538

SeasideIllinois Watch Co., Springfield, Ill., No. 1157875, Model 1, circa 1893.Fine and rare, 14K gold, hunting-cased, keyless watch with an unusual dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine", triple-hinged, No. 84028, fluted, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, brown Roman numerals with black shadows for relief effect, outer minute track, center painted with seaside, steamboat and sail boats, sunk sub-seconds with gold logo and letters "PL". M. 16 size, 3/4 split plate, damascened with crosshatched pattern on both pates, 17 jewels in flush gold settings, adjusted, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steeBreguet balance spring, safety pinion, Reed's patented whiplash regulator, lever-set.Signed on the movement.Diam. 51 mm.