Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 344

B. Haas Jeune & Co, Genève, Paris, No. 15698, circa 1895.Very fine 18K pink gold, hunting-cased, moon phase, astronomical, keyless, quarter-repeating, pocket watch with perpetual calendar.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished. Gold cuvette, polished. D. Exceptionally well made, with a combination of gold and black letters and numerals, white enamel with radial Roman numerals, gilt outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months of the leap year cycle, the dates and the seconds with inner moon phase aperture. Gold "spade" hands. M. 43 mm. (19'''), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapementcut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band, punched with Seal of Geneva Quality mark.Punched with the maker's mark inside back coverDiam. 56 mm.