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

LOT 692

Illinois Watch Co., Springfield, Illinois, No. 1836115, "Bunn Special", circa 1905.Fine, nickel, keyless private label Christophersen & Amundsen Railroad Grade watch with a special dial.

C. Three-piece, display, reeded band. D. White enamel, double-sunk with "twig" Roman numerals, outer minute ring with 5-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands.M. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened and gold-washed, 21 jewels, "Extra", the top ones in screwed gold settings, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, adjusted to 6 positions, temperatures and isochronism, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, Reed's patented whiplash micrometric regulator, double roller, lever-set.Signed on the movement, dial signed by the retailer.Diam. 55 mm.