Watch Data
Four color gold Repeating Watch no. Unknown
Case: Four color gold, hinged cuvette signed "Ch. Labouriau, Paris Geneve", case stamped "BH&J"
Dial: White enamel, blued steel Breguet hands Movement: Nickel, bi-metallic balance with blued steel balance spring with Breguet overcoil with polished steel kidney piece, unsigned. Provenance: 18?? - Haas Neveux, Geneva 2014 - complicatedpocketwatches.blogspot.com "This watch has a magnificent original 18K hunter case with 4 color gold appliques and deep engraving and gold carvings of lion's heads, flowers and shields. The case and movement are by Charles Labourian, from Geneva & Paris and are in excellent condition with all functions working correctly. The perpetual calendar keeps track of the number of days in each month and gives February 29 days every 4 years. The moonphase dial correctly tracks the 29 1/2 day moon cycle. The quarter repeater chimes the hours and quarter hours on 2 gongs. The 35 jewel movement is in excellent working condition. The case is signed "B H & J" for B. Haas & Jeune, a Swiss master watchmaker in the 2nd half of the 19th century." |
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