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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 65

B. Haas Jne & Cie, Genève - Paris, No. 014155, circa 1890.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased, double-face, moon phases astronomical watch with calendar, called "independent perpetual calendar" by the maker, made for the South American market.

HKD 47,000 - 62,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,000 / USD 6,000 - 8,000

C. Three-body, massive, "bassine et filets", the spring-loaded front cover chased with foliage, the spring-loaded back decorated en suite and engraved inside: "Quantième Perpétuel Indépendant - Phases de Lune".D. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds, large inner moon phases aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. White enamel on the rear face with black Arabic chapter on the border for the dates, small black subsidiary inner chapter rings for days of the week and months. M. 44.7 mm 18''', nickel-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, gold wheel train,18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the calendar dial, case stamped with maker's mark.Diam. 53.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

This watch is published in the Ruscitti book as no. 64.Haas - B. Jeune & Cie. (1870-circa 1885).Paris, Genève, Besançon. Very high quality watchmaking, simple and complicated watches. Haas Neveux & Cie., in Geneva, is one of the oldest manufactures of Switzerland. The firm Haas Neveux & Cie. succeeded to the firm B. Haas Jne which was created in1848. Haas Neveux & Cie. created the extra-flat watch with winding mechanism, provoking a revolution in watchmaking. The firm sought to make their watches more elegant, by making them flatter. At the Geneva Exhibition of 1896, they exhibited the firt extra-flat watch, with a movement only two millimeters thick. While they devoted a great deal of attention to the decoration of their watches, in the form of pendants, bracelets, rings, etc., Haas Neveux & Cie. always remained at the forefront of the making of high-precision chronometers, obtaining prizes at the competition of the Geneva Observatory. In this contest, one of its chronometers won 879 points, a result that was never again attained until 1925, and remains the world record for adjstment. Since its foundation, Haas Neveux & Cie. took part in all the international exhibitions and won the highest prizes."Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.