Watch Data

Watch no. 112177

Case: Missing

Dial: Missing

Movement: Nickel, extremely unsual, freesprung bi-metallic balance with adjustable timing weights with blued steel balance spring

Provenance:
19?? - Haas Neveux, Geneve

2021 - ebay #255037578438, $380, Cleveland, Ohio, 11 Jul 2021, "FROM THE ESTATE OF A LOCAL WATCHMAKER, I OFFER: AN EXCESSIVELY RARE AND UNIQUE SUPER HIGH GRADE 21 JEWEL FREESPRUNG SWISS HAAS NEVEUX 40MM POCKET WATCH PATENTED BUT I HAVE NOT LOOKED UP THE PATENT - THE BALANCE WEIGHTS ON THIS PIECE ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE FOUND ON THE EDWARD HOWARD GRADE FREESPRUNG - PERHAPS THIS PATENT PERTAINS TO THIS DESIGN - SEE PHOTO 5, I WILL POST AN ADDITIONAL PIC WITH THE BALANCE NOT IN MOTION, AND A FULL PHOTO OF MOVEMENT SUPER HIGH GRADE - WOLF'S TEETH WINDING, FULLY CAPPED LEVER ESCAPEMENT! QUITE POSSIBLE AS THIS MOV'T PROBABLY DATES TO THE SAME PERIOD SERIAL NUMBER 112177 AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ADD AN INCREDIBLY EARLY AND HIGH GRADE SWISS MOVEMENT TO YOUR COLLECTION WITHOUT THE OVERHEAD OF A GOLD CASE! A VERY HIGH GRADE MOVEMENT - FREESPRUNG BALANCE, FINE BREGUET HAIRSPRING, HIGHLY POLISHED STEEL CAP JEWEL SETTINGS, FINE TRAIN, STEEL ESCAPE WHEEL, FULLY CAPPED ESCAPEMENT, SPLIT WINDING NO DIAL, HANDS, CENTER WHEEL, OR MOTION WORKS RUNS PROPERLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO 3RD WHEEL GGOD STAFF & MAINSPRING BUT MISSING CENTER WHEEL AND OTHER UNDER-DIAL COMPONENTS GOOD 4TH PINION! SUPER CLEAN PLATES BUT NEEDS REPAIRED - THE PICS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES GOOD MAINSPRING & TRAIN, UNSERVICED AND NEEDS A CENTER WHEEL IN ORDER TO RUN STEELWORK IS OVERALL GREAT AND CLEAN MARKED "21 JEWELS" AND "ADJUSTED" MARKED BREVET 33240"

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