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

LOT 725

Ball & Co. Cleveland, Ohio, Order of Railroad Conductors, No. 308122 by E. Howard, Series VIII, circa 1894.Very fine and exceptionally rare,14K gold, Brotherhood Railroad watch.

USD 11,000 - 13,000

C. Four-body, "bassine" triple-hinged, by Jeannot & Shiebler Watch Case Co., of New York, No. 295591/132, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel Ball patented "Spade" hands. M. N size, nickel, 3/4 plate, damascened in circular pattern, 17 jewels, the top ones in gold settings, adjusted, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic com-pensation balance with gold screws, bluedteel Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometric regulator, W.B. Learned & Mosher type threaded cannon pinion.Signed on dial, case and movement, case signed by E.H. & Co., movement also signed by "O of RC".Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 17 - 01

Notes

This is a very scarce watch of which Howard made approximately 200 examples and listed them as "Grade 9, Special", the highest grade. The present example is housed in an unusual Jeannot & Shiebler case made especially for Ball and featuring the Ball Company logo on the inside back cover.For a patent, see at the back of the catalogue.