Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 75

Valant Watch Co., (Haas, Neveux Cie), Swiss. Produced circa 1915.Fine, 18K gold and enamel keyless watch.

USD 4,000 - 5,000

C. three-body, the back cover with six gold birds against blue enamel clouds on a black enamel ground, "guilloché" bezels with two narrow dark blue enamel bands, the band with laurel leaf wreath over a black enamel ground. D. matte silver with champlevé enamel, Arabic numerals, matching outer minute ring, auxiliary dial for the seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 36.5 mm., rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balanc, blued steel Breguet balance spring, 4 adjustments.Signed on the movement, case stamped with Haas, Neveux mark.Diam. 43 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 4 - 17
Movement: 4*

Fair

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

According to the Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998, "Valant" was Haas Neveux's trademark, registered on May, 21, 1906.