Gold, enamel Chronometer no. 70299

Case: Three piece, massive, knife edge with black enameled band, back decorated with ramolayé floral and foliate decoration over a black ground, the bezel with pink and green floral decoration over a black ground. Dial: Silver matte with applied gold Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. Movement: 16''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, with Seal of Geneva quality mark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balancepring. Provenance: 19?? - Haas Neveux, Geneve 1999 - Antiquorum, 13 Nov 1999, est CHF8-9,000, "Haas Neveux & Co., Genève, No. 70299, circa 1920.Fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel Art Deco keyless dress watch. C. Three piece, massive, knife edge with black enamelled band, the bezel with pink and green floral decoration over a black ground, the back decorated en suite with subsidiary ramolayé decoration over a black ground. D. Silver satiné with applied gold Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 16''' 1/2, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, with Geneva quality marks,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial, trademark on the case.Diam. 51 mm." 2000 - Antiquorum, 2 Apr 2000, est CHF7-9,000, unsold, "Haas Neveux & Co., Genève, No. 70299, circa 1920.Fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel Art Deco keyless dress watch. C. Three-piece, massive, knife edge with black enamelled band, the bezel with pink and green floral decoration over a black ground, the back decorated en suite with subsidiary ramolayé decoration over a black ground. D. Silver satiné with applied gold Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 16??? 1/2, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, with Geneva quality marks,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial, trademark on the case.Diam. 51 mm." 2003 - Antiquorum, 14 Jun 2003, est CHF 9-11,000, sold CHF 10,350, "Haas Neveux & Co., Genève, No. 70299, circa 1920. Fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel Art Deco keyless dress watch. C. Three piece, massive, knife edge with black enameled band, back decorated with ramolayé floral and foliate decoration over a black ground, the bezel with pink and green floral decoration over a black ground. D. Silver matte with applied gold Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 16''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, with Seal of Geneva quality mark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, trademark on the case.Diam. 51 mm. The Seal of Geneva quality mark is a trademark of the Office of Geneva Control of Watches. It was established on ovember 6, 1886 and amended several times, with the largest change incorporated on December 10, 1955. Its function was the voluntary control of watches made in the Canton of Geneva. Paragraph 3 of the statute states that the watches awarded the Seal of Geneva quality mark must "after examination have proved to have a perfect mechanism to ensure regular and durable functioning". " 2003 - Purchased by Musee d'art et d'histoire de Geneve, inventory no. H2003-96 2010 - Published in "Decors, Design & Industrie - Les Arts Appliques A Geneve", Somogy Editions 23 Oct 2010, 9782757203064 - 2757203061