The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 552

Rockford Watch Co., Rockford, Illinois, No. 415530, Model 8, Grade 80, circa 1894.Fine, 20-year rose gold-filled, hunting-cased, keyless watch with a fancy dial.

C. Four-body, triple-hinged, both covers engraved with foliate design against engine turning, polished band and cuvette. D. White ena-mel, overglazed, Burgundy Arabic numerals encircles in a scalloped gold paillons garland, Burgundy outer minute track, pale olive cen-ter, pressed sunk sub-seconds, counter-enamel painted on the re-verse with letter "N". Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, two tone decoration damascened with wavy patterns, 17 jewels, adjusted, straight line counerpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Reed's patented whiplash regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 55mm.