Gold Watch no. 7971

Case: Yellow gold, hunting Dial: The first white enamel, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, gold spade hands, unsigned. The second annular displaying day & date and revealing the movement in the center, blued steel spade hands. Movement: Nickel, bi-metallic balance with blued steel balance spring with Breguet overcoil with polished steel stud holder, lever with counterpoise, capped pallet pivots, wolf's tooth winding. Provenance: 18?? - Haas Neveux, Geneva 2011 - Antiquorum 13 Nov 2011, est CHF3-4,000 sold CHF3,750, "B. HAAS JNE & CIE DOUBLE-DIALED CALENDAR WATCH B. Haas Jne & Cie, Genève, Besançon, Paris, ?Chronometre Quantièmes Indépendants", No. 7971. Made circa 1890. Fine and rare, 18K gold hunting-cased, double-dialed pocket watch with duo-date calendar. C. Three-body, bassine et fi lets, engine-turned with polished borders, the front cover with engraved monogram ?MA?. D. White enamel on the front with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and fi ve-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. White annular enamel on the rear with black Arabic chapter on the border for the date and inner days of the week. Blued steel hands. M. 44.7 mm. (20???), nickel, 18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case signed. Diam. 51 mm."