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

LOT 722

Webb C. Ball Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Swiss made, No. 96927, circa 1910.Fine and rare,14K gold and enamel, hunting-cased, keyless watch.

USD 2,800 - 3,300

C. Four-body, triple-hinged, flat covers, by Jeannot & Shiebler Watch Case Co., of New York, No. 77683, both covers with black enamel foliage, vermicelli band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, sunk sub-seconds, stamped "ZJ"on the reverse. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 41.6 mm, nickel, half split plate, spotted decoration, 16 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Wilot patented cam regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 21 - 01

Notes

This is a rare watch which Ball ordered from Switzerland and had cased in New York by one of the best American casemakers of the time, who worked for Tiffany, Caldwell, Bailey, Banks and Biddle, among others.