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

LOT 577

E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., No. 62577, Series V, circa 1867.Fine and very rare, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless watch with a special case and dial.

C. Four-body, massive by E.H. & Co. No. 3600, "bassine et filets", engine turned covers with floral border, gold hinged cuvette with inscription and engine turned ring. D. Off-white enamel, Arabic numerals on light blue cartouches encircled by gold paillons, outer minute track, outermost with painted and gold paillon decoration, sunk sub-seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. L size, nickel, 3/4-plate, elaborately damascened, 15 jewels in raised gold settings, straight line lever escapement, cut-bietallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring, Reed's patented whiplash micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.