Sold for:
3,220 CHF
3,220 CHF
Haas Neveux, Genève, No. 57519, regulated for Geneva Observatory Contest by Wehrli Freres, circa 1910.Fine 18K gold keyless watch. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. Notes This watch won the third prize in the 1913 Geneva Observatory Contest.Wehrli Freres worked for Haas Neveux, Patek Philippe and A. Hüning. In 1914, they won the first prize for Haas in Geneva as well. The Crausaz balance is interesting. Crausaz made balances along the same principles as Guillaume, but with his own nickel-steel alloy
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
