Swiss/French gold lever with eight complications Circa 1900

Gold minute repeating pocket watch
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A large Swiss/French 18 carat pink gold, minute repeating keyless pocket watch with eight complications, circa 1900. A triple date calendar, moon phases and split seconds chronograph with 30 minute register. A polished case, buttons in the band for the start/stop and return to zero and the split seconds functions of the chronograph. Hinged gold cuvette engraved Exposition de Moscou 1891 with engine turned border, hinged gold rimmed glazed cover to view the movement.
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White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost 1/5th seconds track calibrated from 0 to 300. Four subsidiary dials for the days of the week, date, and months are concentric with 30 minute register with red numerals and subsidiary seconds. Moon phase aperture with a lunar calendar on the edge and gold Louis XV hands. Rhodium plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 36 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Cuvette signed, case numbered.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Signed: Haas Jeune  Genève / Paris
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The eight complications:
– Minute repeating
– Chronograph
– Split seconds
– 30 minute register
– Days of the week
– Months
– Moon phases
– lunar calendar