The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 585

E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., No. 226410, Series IV, circa 1876.Magnificent, almost mint-condition, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "knife-edge" with scalloped edge, by Western, No. 32600, engine turned in an unusual way, back centered with a country house on a lake, mountains in the background, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track with inner five-minute Arabic markers, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel "Crescent" hands. M. N size, nickel, 3/4-plate, elaborately damascened in crosshatched pattern, 15 jewels in gold raised settings, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic cmpensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring, Reed's patented whiplash micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 58 mm.