Gold Repeating Watch no. 18652

Case: Yellow gold and enamel. Four body massive "demi-bassine" polished case, a painted champlevé enamel monogram on the back with the molto: "Hoc fac et vives sic nunc sic semper". Gold cuvette. Dial: White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer gilt Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. Movement: Nickel 9"' movement, "fausses cotes" decoration, 32 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometre regulator. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Provenance: ???? - Haas Neveux, Geneva 1990 - Antiquorum 1990 Oct 14 CHF 30,000 - 35,000 sold for CHF43,700: "Ancienne Maison B. Haas Jeune, Haas Neveux & Co. Successeurs, No. 18652, circa 1905. Very rare and fine 18 ct. gold and enamel small minute repeating keyless fob watch. Four body massive "demi-bassine" polished case, a painted champlevé enamel monogram on the back with the molto:" Hoc fac et vives sic nunc sic semper". Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer gilt Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. Very fine and rare nickel plated 9"' movement, "fausses côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Signed on the dial, the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 27 mm." 1998 - Published in "The Sandberg Watch Collection" by Terence Camerer Cuss, Osvaldo Patrizzi & Claude Mercier, 1998, 9782940019229, page 222-223 2001 - Antiquorum March 31, 2001 CHF 20,000 - 30,000 Sold: CHF 34,500 "Haas Neveux & Cie., Genève et Paris, circa 1900.Very fine and rare miniature 18 ct. gold and enamel keyless minute repeating lady's pendant chronometer watch. C. Four-body, solid, 'bassine', the back cover with the champlevé enamel coat-of-arms of Italian Prince Caraffat, with a motto 'Hoc fac et vives sic nunc sic semper', hinged cuvette with the inscription 'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900, chronometers répétition à minutes', 'Ancienne Maison B. Haas Jeune successeurs', and the Geneva and Paris addresses. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals. Gold 'Louis XV' hands. M. 9''', nickel, 'fausses ctes' decoration, Geneva hallmarks, 31 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, entire escapement with endstones, jewelled to the centre, the repeater jewelled to the hammers, repeating on gongs by a slide running in a milled groove in the case band.Signed on dial, movement and case, stamped with maker's mark inside back cover.Diam. 27 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 222-223. One of the smallest minute repeaters ever made. The watch probably dates from the beginning of the Haas Neveux production because the inside of the case is stamped with the preceeding B. Haas Jeune (BHJ Co) stamp. "