The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

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

LOT 724

Ball Watch Co., Cleveland, Ohio, made by Waltham, No. B235568, circa 1913.Very fine and exceptionally rare, 14K gold, keyless, Railroad Grade watch with a 36-hour winding indicator. Accompanied by a Webb C. Ball Co. box.

USD 17,000 - 20,000

C. Three-piece, "bassine", screw bezel, swing type, by A.W.C. Co., No. 250414, entirely engine turned and engraved. D. White enamel, triple sunk, bold Arabic numerals, outer minute track, up-and-down indicator at 12 o'clock, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel "American spade" hands. M. 16 size, nickel, patented, 3/4 split plate with circular damascened, 19 jewels, 8 adjustments, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Reed's patentewhiplash micrometric regulator with Ball patented scale, gold center wheel.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 53 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 13 - 01

Notes

The watch is remarkable on account of its solid gold original case (reserved only for his best customers), and for its rare winding indi-cator, which is a very rare feature on a Ball watch.For the patent, see at the back of the catalogue.