$2,760
Elgin, Illinois, "B. W. Raymond", No. 5987928, circa 1895.Fine, gold, keyless, hunting-cased watch. four-body, "bassine et filets", front cover finely engraved with a train, locomotive in the foreground, back with a sailing ship, vermicelli bezels and band, hinged gold cuvette. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary dial. Blued steel "Spade" hands. 18 size, nickel, full plate, damascened, 17 jewels, adjusted, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws and blued steel Breguet balancespring, Moseley & Hunter micrometric regulator, safety pinion.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 53 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-28
