Pink gold Repeating Chronograph Chronometer no. 15725

Case: Pink gold, hunting, engraved pink gold cuvette, engine-turned circular case with monogram to the front cover, repeating slide and chronograph button in the band Dial: white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt spade hands, four subsidiary dials indicating leap year indicator combined with month, day, date and phases of the moon combined with constant seconds Movement: Nickel, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs Provenance: 1894 - Haas Neveux, Geneva 1894 - Obersvatoire de Geneve 20 July 1894, adjusted by J Rambal 2001 - Christie's 24 October 2001 USD 14,000 - USD 18,000 sold USD 15,862 "Haas Neveux & Co. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with phases of the moon SIGNED HAAS NEVEUX & CO., NO. 15725, CIRCA 1894 Haas Neveux & Co. A fine and rare 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar chronograph keyless lever watch with phases of the moon Signed Haas Neveux & Co., No. 15725, circa 1894 With nickel-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs, engraved pink gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt spade hands, four subsidiary dials indicating leap year indicator combined with month, day, date and phases of the moon combined with constant seconds, the engine-turned circular case with monogram to the front cover, repeating slide and chronograph button in the band, together with original Observatoire de Geneve timing certificate dated 20 July 1894, case numbered, cuvette signed and numbered, dial signed, movement numbered 57 mm. diam" 2009 - Sotheby's Estimate $25,000-35,000 SOLD. 31,250 USD "Haas Neveux & Co A FINE AND RARE PINK GOLD HUNTING CASED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH MOON-PHASES CIRCA 1894 NO 15725 20''' jeweled nickel lever movement stamped with the seal of Geneva, bi-metallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, repeating on two gongs, pink gold cuvette • white enamel dial, radial Roman numerals, four subsidiary dials indicating day in French, month and leap years, date, and constant seconds combines with ages and phases of the moon, outer scale calibrated for 300 units • 18k pink gold case, monogram to the guilloché cover, minute repeating slide and chronograph pusher to the band • movement numbered, case numbered and stamped BHJ CO G, cuvette numbered and signed by maker diameter 57 mm Accompanied by original Observatoire de Genève timing certificate dated July 20th, 1894" 2020 - Bonhams, 3 Dec 2020, sold $25,312, " HAAS NEVEUX & CO., GENEVA. A FINE 18K GOLD HUNTER CASED MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CHRONOGRAPH, PERPETUAL CALENDAR AND MOON PHASE, WITH ORIGINAL GENEVA OBSERVATORY 1ST CLASS BULLETIN DE MARCHE Date: Circa 1894 Movement: Nickel bridge pattern jeweled through the hammers, counterpoised escapement, bi metallic balance, overcoiled spring, column wheel chronograph work planted on train and barrel bridges, activated by single button in case band, repeating on two gongs by means of slide in band, lever set, no. 15725 Dial: White enamel, outer fifth seconds ring, roman chapters, subsidiary dials for months in four-year cycle, day and date, continuous seconds incorporating aperture for moon phase, gold hands Case: Engine turned, monogrammed, signed cuvette noting Bulletin de Marche, no. 15725 Size: 57.5mm Accompaniments: Original Geneva Observatory 1st Class Bulletin de Marche dated 20 July 1894 Footnotes In 1848 the brothers Léopold Haas (1827-1915) and Benjamin Haas (1828-1925), founded the ANCIENNE MANUFACTURE DES MONTRES HAAS & CIE in Geneva, later becoming "Ancienne Maison B. Haas Jeune", then in 1884, renamed "Haas Neveux & Co." to communicate that new family members had taken positions in the company. " 0.58 2.09 0.151