Gold & enamel Repeating Watch no. 34893

Case: Dial: Movement: Provenance: 1??? - Haas Neveux, Geneve 1??? - His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala, Sir Bhupinder Singh 2003 - Christie's, 2003, est $6-8,000, "Swiss. A fine and rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating keyless lever watch with enamel portrait Unsigned, circa 1930 With gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, minute repeating on two gongs, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and applied gilt dots, blued steel moon-style hands, subsidiary seconds, the circular case with front cover decorated with a finely detailed hand-painted polychrome enamel portrait of His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala, Sir Bhupinder Singh, bordered by chased and engraved foliage decoration, the reverse decorated with the Coat of Arms for Patiala in yellow, red, blue and white enamel, bordered by chased and engraved foliage decoration, minute repeat mechanism activated by a slide in the chased and engraved band, accompanied by a period Haas Neveux fitted presentation box, unsigned, case and cuvette numbered 34893"