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

LOT 708

Waltham Brotherhood BallBall & Co., Cleveland, Ohio, No. B 200289, "Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Standard" by Waltham, circa 1903.Fine, yellow gold-filled, keyless, Railroad watch.

C. Three-piece, 'bassine", screw back and bezel, by "Keystone", engine turned. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate damascened in a circular pattern, 19 jewels, the top ones in screwed raised gold settings, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, Ball's patented micro-metric regulator.Signed on dial, case (Ball Model) and movement, both also signed by "B of L E".Diam. 51 mm.