Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...
New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003
LOT 236
Haas Neveux & Co., Genève, No. 20136, circa 1930.Fine and elegant, 18K gold, extra flat, keyless, minute-repeating dress watch.
USD 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,800 - 3,700
Sold: USD 2,875
C. double-body, massive, "bassine pincée", polished, concealed hinge. D. frosted silver with Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 38 mm (17''') , rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, punched with the Geneva Quality Hallmarks, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.Trade mark on the case.Diam. 45 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
The Seal of Geneva Quality mark is a trademark of the Office of Geneva Control of Watches. It was established on November 6, 1886, amended several times with the largest change incorporated on December 10, 1955. Its function was to control voluntarily watches made in the Canton of Geneva. Paragraph 3 of the statue states that the watches awarded the Seal of Geneva Quality mark must "after examination prove to have a perfect mechanism to ensure regular and durable functioning".