Gold Repeating Watch no. 15687

Case: Gold, hunting, winding by the cover, engraved all over Dial: White enamel, Roman numerals, gold spade hands, subsidiary dials for seconds and a second time zone. Movement: 18"', nickel plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, wound by opening and closing the cover, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Provenance: 18?? - Haas Neveux, Geneva 1993 - Antiquorum April 25, 1993 CHF 18,000 - 22,000 sold 26,450 "B. Haas Jne. & Cie, Genève, Paris, No. 15687, Swiss, made for the Indian market, circa 1890. Fine and rare, 18 ct. pink gold, hunting cased, " Remontoire perpétuel à décrochement", keyless patented cover winding, minute repeating, two time zone watch. C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", fully engraved with scrolled foliage, flowers, ribbon's knot and further forma! decoration, the name of the Indian owner engraved inside the back. Gold cuvette, engine-turned on the border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds and small second zone-time Arabic small chapter. Gold " spade" hands. 18"', nickel plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, wound by opening and closing the cover, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. The patented second time-zone indication is set by means of a small lever on the border of the bezel, Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 52 mm. This important watch embodies two of Haas patented inventions: the cover winding system, so called: " Remontoire perpétuel à décrochement" and the second time-zone displayed on a small subsidiary dial. Rossignoli 136 "