The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 99

Haas Neveux & Cie., Genève et Paris, circa 1900.Very fine and rare miniature 18 ct. gold and enamel keyless minute repeating lady's pendant chronometer watch.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 12,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine', the back cover with the champlevé enamel coat-of-arms of Italian Prince Caraffat, with a motto 'Hoc fac et vives sic nunc sic semper', hinged cuvette with the inscription 'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900, chronometers répétition à minutes', 'Ancienne Maison B. Haas Jeune successeurs', and the Geneva and Paris addresses. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals. Gold 'Louis XV' hands. M. 9''', nickel, 'fausses ctes' decoration, Geneva hallmarks, 31 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, entire escapement with endstones, jewelled to the centre, the repeater jewelled to the hammers, repeating on gongs by a slide running in a milled groove in the case band.Signed on dial, movement and case, stamped with maker's mark inside back cover.Diam. 27 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 222-223.


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Grade:
Case: 3 - 8
Movement: 3 - 5 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

One of the smallest minute repeaters ever made. The watch probably dates from the beginning of the Haas Neveux production because the inside of the case is stamped with the preceeding B. Haas Jeune (BHJ Co) stamp.