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

LOT 630

Waltham, Mass., No. 14091530, Model 1883, "A. T. & Co" Grade, "Canadian Pacific Railway", circa 1905Fine, yellow gold-filled, keyless, Railroad Grade watch.

C. Three-piece, "bassine" screw back and bezel, by "Philadelphia Watch Case Co.", back with stylized foliate pattern on engine turning. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, inner concentric Arabic numerals for the 24 hours, outer minute ring, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel "Tulip-style" hands. M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 17 jewels, the top ones in screwed gold settings, lateral lever escapement,, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, adjusted, blued steel Breguet blance-spring, Church type I patented (No. 312,253) micrometric regulator, safety pinion, pendant-et.Signed on dial and movement, movement also engraved with "Canadian Pacific Railway" crest.Diam. 54 mm.