Watch Data

Gold & enamel Watch no. Unknown

Case: Yellow gold & enamel, engraved all over and with blue enamel flowers, inside rear cover signed "B. Haas Jne. & Cie., Geneve - Paris"

Dial: Double dial, front oval, silvered, Roman numerals, scroll engraved, blued steel spade hands, unsigned, rear dial indicating day & date in French.

Movement: Nickel, bi-metallic balance with blued steel balance spring with Breguet overcoil with polished steel kidney piece, similar to "Jurgensen"-style, long index regulator, capped pallet pivots, wolf's tooth winding wheels.

Provenance:
18?? - Haas Neveux, Geneva

2016 - Schmitt Horan & Co. auction, Manchester NH, 15 May 2016 "Lot 1042 B. Haas Jeune & Cie., Geneva and Paris, man's pocket watch with calendar, 19 jewels, stem wind, pin set, cotes de Geneve decorated, nickel bar movement with counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, gold jewel settings, wolf's tooth winding in an 18 karat, yellow gold, hinged back and bezel, engraved, open face, pie crust molded case with multicolor enamel decoration, the rear cover opening to reveal a simple calendar, and framed recess for a loved ones portrait, Roman numeral, engine turned and engraved silver dial, the back stamped "Bernard Geneve" and the name "Ed. LeCoultre" in neatly engraved script, plum colored steel spade and poker hands, 51mm, 129.9g TW. Date: 1875 Condition Report: CASE: Minor scratches on outer surface of case; Minor scratches on inner surface of case; Minor scratches on crystal; Crown worn; A few very minor losses to enamel; Precious metal content tested. DIAL: Very good (time) ; Minor scratches (calendar): HANDS: Minor bends, loss to color (time) ; Good (calendar): MOVEMENT PLATES: Minor scratches on plate; Minor scratches on winding wheels; Bright work with a few specks of oxidation; Loss to blacking in engraving; Date jumper abraded; Very dirty, gummy. MOVEMENT FUNCTION: Running order (winds, sets and ticks) Needs service. COMPLICATION FUNCTION: Correctors function properly, calendar advance finger loose, needs tightening. "

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