The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 542

Black IllinoisIllinois Watch Co., Springfield, Illinois, No. 1659549, Model 5, Grade 185, made in 1903.Very rare, 20-year yellow gold-filled, keyless watch with an unusual dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", by Crescent Watch Case Co., No. 1520523, "Planet" model, engine turned and engraved with oak leaves back, molded bezels with repeated pattern, gold hinged cuvette. D. Black enamel, double sunk, upright gilt Arabic numerals, outer gilt minute divisions with gilt five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gilt spade hands. M. 16 size, nickel, bridge caliber decorated with wavy damascening, 17 jewels, adjusted, straight line counterpoised lever escapemen, cut-bimetallic com-pensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Reed patented (US pat. No. 61867) whiplash micrometric regulator, gold train.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.