The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 652

Elgin National Watch Co., U.S.A., No. 29147951, "B.W. Raymond" Grade, circa 1926.Fine, 14K white gold-filled, keyless, Railroad watch with a 40-hour winding indicator and an Invar/brass balance. Accompa-nied by an original box.

C. Three-piece, "bassine et filets" by "Keystone" using J. Boss patent, polished, screwed bezel and back, bezel and back border with woven pattern. D. White enamel with bold Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, sunk up-and-down indicator at 12 o'clock, sunk sub-seconds. Black Steel "Railway Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate, damascened, 21 jewels, the top ones in screwed gold settings, straight line lever escapement with sapphire pallets, cut-bimetallic invar/brass compensation baance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Reed's type patented whiplash micrometric regulator, lever-set.Signed on dial and movement. Dial also signed "Invar Balance".Diam. 51 mm.