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The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

LOT 193

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

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, the back with a royal crownand the initials M.B.T. in white champlevé enamel, goldhinged cuvette, gold bolt at 2 o?clock for blocking thechronograph. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outerminute divisions, outermost seconds track divided into fifths, goldfive-minute/seconds Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap yearcycle concentric with minute register, and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture. Gold?Louis XV? hands. M. 36 mm. (16???), nickel, stamped with the Seal of Geneva, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 40jewels, calibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balancespring, repeating on gongs via activating slide in the band.Signed on dial and case, movement and case marked with the same serial number.Diam. 45 mm.