Watch Data

Gold Watch no. 014155

Case: Yellow gold

Dial: double dial, moonphase

Movement: "independent perpetual calendar"

Provenance:
18?? - Haas Neveux, Geneva

???? - Ruscitti book

1989 - Antiquorum, 15 Dec 1989, est $12-15,000, unsold, "B. Haas Jeune & Cie., Genève Paris, circa 1880. Very fine 18ct gold hunting cased double face moon phase astronomical triple calendar keyless watch. Four body massive "bassine et filets" case engraved with flowers and scrolled foliage, an escutchon on the back. White enamel dial on the front with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, moon phase aperture with its age on the edge and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. White enamel dial on the rear face with the dates on a black chapter ring and two small subsidiary black chapters for the months and the days of the week. Blued steel hands. Nickel plated 18"' movement with a gold train of wheels, 18 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escape-ment, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the calendar dial. In very good condition. Diam.: 53 mm."

1990 - Antiquorum, 14 Oct 1990, est CHF15-18,000, sold CHF21,850, "B. Haas Jeune & Cie., Genève, Paris, Swiss, circa 1890. Fine 18 ct. gold hunting cased double dial moon phase astronomical keyless watch with an independent triple calendar., Four body massive "pomme et filets" case, chased overall with scrolls and foliage. White enamel dial on the front face with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary seconds and Moon phase aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. White enamel dial on the rear face with the dates on an outer black chapter ring, small subsidiary rings for the months and the days of the week. Blued steel hands. Nickel plated 1 8 ' movement with a gold train of wheels, 18 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. An additional motion work, driven by the center wheel, operates the calendar by means of a pin pushing a lever. Signed on the calendar dial. In very good condition. Diam. 53 mm."

2001 - Antiquorum, 13 Oct 2001, est CHF15-18,000, unsold, "B. Haas Jne & Cie, Genève - Paris, No. 014155, circa 1890.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased, double-face, moon phase astronomical watch with calendar called "independent perpetual calendar" by the maker, made for the South American market., C. Three-body, massive, "bassine et filets", the spring loaded front cover chased with foliage decoration, the spring-loaded back decorated en suite and engraved inside: Quantième Perpétuel Indépendant - Phases de Lune.D. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds, large inner moon phase aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. White enamel on the rear face with black Arabic chapter on the border for the dates, small black subsidiary inner chapter rings for days of the week and months. M. 44,7 mm 18''', nickel-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, gold wheel train,18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Signed on the calendar dial, case stamped with maker's mark.Diam. 53,5 mm. Notes This watch is published in the Ruscitti book, as no. 64.Haas - B. Jeune & Cie. (1870-1885 environ).Paris, Genève, Besançon. Very high quality watchmaking, simple and complicated watches. Haas Neveux & Cie., in Geneva, is one of the oldest manufactures of Switzerland. The firm Haas Neveux & Cie. succeeded to the firm B. Haas Jne which was created in1848. Haas Neveux & Cie. created the extra-flat watch with winding mechanism, provoking a revolution in watchmaking. The firm sought to make their watches more elegant, by making them flatter. At the Geneva Exhibition of 1896, they exhibited the first extra-flat watch, with a movement only two millimeters thick. While they devoted a great deal of attention to the decoration of their watches, in the form of pendants, bracelets, rings, etc., Haas Neveux & Cie. always remained at the forefront of the making of high-precision chronometers, obtaining prizes at the competition of the Geneva Observatory. In this contest, one of its chronometers won 879 points, a result that was never again attained until 1925, and remains the world record for adjustment. Since its foundation, Haas Neveux & Cie. took part in all the international exhibitions and won the highest prizes.Bibliography: Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.

2002 - Antiquorum, 8 Jun 2002, est $6-8,000, unsold, "B. Haas Jne & Cie, Genève - Paris, No. 014155, circa 1890.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased, double-face, moon phases astronomical watch with calendar, called "independent perpetual calendar" by the maker, made for the South American market. C. Three-body, massive, "bassine et filets", the spring-loaded front cover chased with foliage, the spring-loaded back decorated en suite and engraved inside: "Quantième Perpétuel Indépendant - Phases de Lune".D. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds, large inner moon phases aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. White enamel on the rear face with black Arabic chapter on the border for the dates, small black subsidiary inner chapter rings for days of the week and months. M. 44.7 mm 18''', nickel-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, gold wheel train,18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the calendar dial, case stamped with maker's mark.Diam. 53.5 mm. Notes This watch is published in the Ruscitti book as no. 64.Haas - B. Jeune & Cie. (1870-circa 1885).Paris, Genève, Besançon. Very high quality watchmaking, simple and complicated watches. Haas Neveux & Cie., in Geneva, is one of the oldest manufactures of Switzerland. The firm Haas Neveux & Cie. succeeded to the firm B. Haas Jne which was created in1848. Haas Neveux & Cie. created the extra-flat watch with winding mechanism, provoking a revolution in watchmaking. The firm sought to make their watches more elegant, by making them flatter. At the Geneva Exhibition of 1896, they exhibited the firt extra-flat watch, with a movement only two millimeters thick. While they devoted a great deal of attention to the decoration of their watches, in the form of pendants, bracelets, rings, etc., Haas Neveux & Cie. always remained at the forefront of the making of high-precision chronometers, obtaining prizes at the competition of the Geneva Observatory. In this contest, one of its chronometers won 879 points, a result that was never again attained until 1925, and remains the world record for adjstment. Since its foundation, Haas Neveux & Cie. took part in all the international exhibitions and won the highest prizes."Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998. "

2006 - Antiquorum 2006-11-12 $33,040, "Double-Dialed" B. Haas Jne & Cie, Genève - Paris, No. 014155. Made for the South American market, circa 1890. Fine and rare, 18K gold hunting-cased, double-dialed, astronomic pocket watch with moon phases, triple date calendar, called "independent perpetual calendar" by the maker. To be sold without reserve Three-body, massive, "bassine et filets", the spring-loaded front cover chased with foliage, the spring-loaded back decorated en suite and engraved inside: "Quantièmes Perpétuels Indépendants - Phases de Lune". White enamel on the front with radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, large inner moon phase aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. White enamel on the rear dial with black Arabic chapter on the border for the dates, small black subsidiary inner chapter rings for days of the week and months. Notes Haas - B. Jeune & Cie. (1870-circa 1885). Paris, Genève, Besançon. Very high quality watchmaking, simple and complicated watches. Haas Neveux & Cie., in Geneva, is one of the oldest manufactures of Switzerland. The firm Haas Neveux & Cie. succeeded to the firm B. Haas Jne which was created in1848. Haas Neveux & Cie. created the extra-flat watch with winding mechanism, provoking a revolution in watchmaking. The firm sought to make their watches more elegant, by making them flatter. At the Geneva Exhibition of 1896, they exhibited the firt extra-flat watch, with a movement only two millimeters thick. While they devoted a great deal of attention to the

2020 - Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2020, est CHF 3-5,000, sold CHF4,750, "B. HAAS JEUNE & CIE, PARIS & GENÈVE, A GOLD HUNTING CASED DOUBLE DIALLED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CALENDAR AND MOON PHASES, CIRCA 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, Movement: running at time of cataloguing, calendar advancing correctly at midnight. All calendar adjusters appear to be functioning correctly. Dials: front hairline running below the moon phases around the centre and down to the subsidiary seconds, further hairline to subsidiary seconds, feint line between 4 and 5 o'clock which may be another hairline. Calendar dial with scratch running downwards from the centre of the month dial,"