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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 443

Haas Neveux & Co, Genève,No. 19287, circa 1890.Very fine and interesting small 18K gold keyless triple-complicated astronomical perpetual calendar watch with phases of the moon, split-seconds chronograph with 30-minute register, and minute-repeating.

CHF 65,000 - 80,000

EUR 45,000 - 55,000 / USD 48,000 - 60,000

C. Four-body, "bassine", the back with a royal crown and the initials M.B.T. in white champlevé enamel, gold hinged cuvette, gold bolt at 2 o'clock for blocking the chronograph. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost seconds track divided into fifths, gold five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap year cycle concentric with minute register, and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moonperture. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 36 mm. (16'''), nickel, 40 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, punched twice with Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on dial and case, movement and case marked with the same serial number. Diam. 45 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3
Movement: 3*
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Geneva Quality MarkThis is a trademark of the Office of Geneva Control of Watches. It was established on November 6, 1886 and amended several times, with the greatest change being incorporated on December 10, 1955. Its function was the voluntary control of watches made in the Canton of Geneva. Paragraph 3 of the statutes states that the watches awarded the Seal of Geneva Quality mark must, "after examination have proved to have a perfect mechanism to ensure regular and durable functioning".