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

LOT 618

Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, PA, No. 1716906, Grade 992L Special, made in 1923 - 24.Very fine, 14K yellow gold, Railroad Grade watch.

C. Three-piece by "Star Watch Case Co.", screwed bezel and back, twisted pattern on bezels. D. Double sunk white enamel with pain-ted bold, oversized Arabic numerals, outer minute ring with 5-mi-nute red Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Railway Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel bridge caliber, two-tone gold washed, elaborately damascened, 21 jewels, the top ones in gold settings, gold center wheel, straight line lever escapement with sapphire pallets, cut-bimetallic compensation blance with gold screws adjusted to 8 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Reed's patented whiplash micrometric regulator, double roller, lever-set.Signed on the dial, case and movement, dial also signed "Adjusted for Railroad Service".Diam. 50 mm.