Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」

Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 42. B. HAAS JEUNE & CIE, PARIS & GENÈVE   [B. Haas Jeune & Cie,巴黎及日內瓦] |  A GOLD HUNTING CASED DOUBLE DIALLED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CALENDAR AND MOON PHASES  CIRCA 1890   [黃金雙錶盤懷錶備日曆及月相顯示,年份約1890].

B. HAAS JEUNE & CIE, PARIS & GENÈVE [B. Haas Jeune & Cie,巴黎及日內瓦] | A GOLD HUNTING CASED DOUBLE DIALLED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CALENDAR AND MOON PHASES CIRCA 1890 [黃金雙錶盤懷錶備日曆及月相顯示,年份約1890]

Lot Closed

June 16, 02:50 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

B. HAAS JEUNE & CIE, PARIS & GENÈVE

[B. Haas Jeune & Cie,巴黎及日內瓦]


A GOLD HUNTING CASED DOUBLE DIALLED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CALENDAR AND MOON PHASES

CIRCA 1890

[黃金雙錶盤懷錶備日曆及月相顯示,年份約1890]


Movement: damascened nickel, lever escapement, wolf's tooth winding, bi-metallic compensation balance, calendar work on a separate plate hinged into the case and operated via motion work driven from the centre wheel, the calendar work advanced via a pin pushing a lever through an aperture to the pearled backplate of the calendar dial 

Dials: Front - white enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, sunken subsidiary seconds, large aperture for moon-phases, blued steel hands • Back - white enamel with black outer ring for date, two subsidiary dials with black enamel chapter rings for day and month in French, signed B. Haas Jeune & Cie, Paris & Genève

Case: gold, the covers chased and engraved with scrolling flowers and foliage, centre of the front with vacant shield-shape cartouche, hand-set lever beneath front bezel, adjusters for day and date beneath calendar bezel, case back signed B. H. J. & Cie and numbered 014155, front numbered 055


diameter 53mm


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B. Haas Jeune, a very fine maker of both simple and complicated watches, was succeeded by Haas Neveux & Cie. The firm was especially well known for its calendar, chronograph and extra slim watches and won various exhibition prizes.