Important Collector's, Watches, Wrist...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 84

A. Haas & Colin, fabricants, 141 Bd. Sébastopol, Paris, No. 36247, Swiss, circa 1878.Fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, quarter repeating moon-phase astronomical watch with triple calendar.

C. Four-body, massive, 'bassine et filets', the engine-turned cover with the engraved monogram 'PM'. Gold cuvette with engine-turned border and engraved with the date Junio 29 de 1878. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds with inner moon-phase aperture, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the date and small aperture for the months. Blued-steel 'fleur de lys' hands. M. Glazed 19???, nickel-plated, 'fausses côtes' decoration, 29 jewels, counerpoised adjustable straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 53 mm.