The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 557

Hampden Watch Co., Canton, Ohio, No. 1189994, Model 3, Spe-cial Railway Grade, circa 1899.Very fine, 14K multicolored gold, hunting-cased, keyless, Rail-road Grade, watch.

C. Four-body, massive by Solidarity, No. 285421, "bassine et filets", full box-hinged, both covers with applied multicolored gold floral and foliate pattern on straight line engine turning and vermicelli pattern, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, double sunk, bold upright Arabic numerals, outer open minute track with five-minute red Arabic markers, sunk sub-seconds. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate with gilt center elaborately damascened in a variety of patterns, 21 jewels in gold flush screwesettings, adjusted, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, rack and pinion Hampden-type micrometric regulator, gilt screws, lever-set.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 55 mm.