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

LOT 548

Rockford Watch Co., Rockford, Illinois, No. 330476, Model 8, Grade 87, circa 1889.Fine and rare, 20-year gold-filled, hunting-cased watch with an unusual dial.

C. Four-body, "bassine", screw back and bezel, back engraved with a stag. D. Off-white and light gray enamel, blue Arabic numerals, outer minute track, gold paillon rosette in the center set with ruby-pastes, recessed sub-seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, two-tone, elaborately damascened and partly gold washed, 16 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, patented micrometric regultor.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 56 mm.