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

LOT 709

Waltham Brotherhood BallBall & Co., Cleveland, Ohio, "Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen", "Official Standard", No. B 232843 by Waltham, circa 1903.Fine, 20-year gold-filled, Railroad Brotherhood watch.

C. Three-body, "bassine" by "B & B", Royal model", triple-hinged, polished. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands.M. 16 size, nickel, 3/4 split plate, damascened, 19 jewels, the top ones in screwed raised gold settings, gold center wheel, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, adjusted to 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Ball's patented micrometric regulator, lever-setSigned on dial and movement, both also signed by "B of L E".Diam. 50 mm.