Important Watches and Wristwatches
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 28, 1989
Haas Neveux & Cie, Genève, circa 1925.
Fine and rare platinum minute repeating dress watch ' à volets'. Polished and satined 'varié' case, the face with a small dial aperture closed by two shutters, opening and closing by means of a push-piece on the band. Small mat silver dial with Arabic numerals. Blued steel 'pear' hands. Very fine extra flat keyless 18''', rhodium plated movement, 'fausses-cotes' decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance and Breguet balance-spring, 7 adjustements. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. In good condition. Diam. 48 mm.