The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 570

Bird HuntingAmerican Waltham Watch Co., No.7004188, Model 1892, Grade "Vanguard", circa 1895.Very fine, 14K multicolored gold, hunting-cased, keyless watch with an unusual case.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", triple-hinged by "A.W.Co.", No. J2395, back decorated with applied rose gold hunted and his dog shooting birds, applied green gold grass, hinged gold cuvetteD. white enamel, double sunk, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with 5-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, elaborately damascened, 21 jewels, the top ones in screwed raised gold settings, straight line lever escapement , cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church Type II patented (No.484.176) micrometric regulator, safety barrel. Signed on dial, case and movemnt.Diam. 53 mm.