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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 123

Haas Neveux & Cie, Geneve. A lot of two watches, comprising: Very fine 18K gold and enamel keyless pocket watch, No. 24214. Specially made for Guillermo Rodriguez, circa 1900.

(Left) C. Four-body, "bassine", heavy, cast and chased with oak leaves and acorns, similarly decorated trefoil bow,hinged back cover cast and pierced with a lion rampant within gothic tracery. Hinged gold cuvette chased withfoliage and flowerheads and overlaid with translucent red enamel in a gothic border revealed through the piercedback. D. White enamel, large black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade"hands. M. 17''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 21jewels, straight line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neckmicrometer adjustment to the regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 49 mm. (Grading: C. 2 D. 3-31-01 M. 3-6* AA) (Right) Fine 18K gold, enamel and rose-cutdiamond-set keyless lady?s pendant watch, circa 1890.C. Four-body, "bassine", foliate chased bezel and band, hinged back cover overlaid with red guilloche enamel withgold paillons, set with three rose diamonds. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, gilt dotminute markers, outer blue five minute numerals. Gold "Louis" hands. M. 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes"decoration, wolf's tooth winding, 11 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass flat-rim balance, indexregulator.Cuvette signed.Diam. 32 mm. (Grading: C. 4-40-56 D. 3-01 M. 3* B)