The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 629

American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham Mass., No. 3458514, Model 1883, Grade No. 25, made for "Canadian Pacific Railway" in 1888.Fine, silveroid and gold, keyless, Railroad Grade watch with a special dial.

C. Two-piece, "bassine" by "Sun", polished, screwed bezel with reeded border, back engraved with gold locomotive and wagons in a landscape. D. White enamel, painted with colored locomotive and tender signed "CPR", Roman numerals, inner concentric 24-hour ring, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Morning Glory" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 17 jewels in screwed gold settings, lateral lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws ,adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Church Type I patented (No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, safety pinion, pendant-set.Signed on dial and movement, movement and dial also signed by Canadian Pacific Railroad.Diam. 56 mm.