French gold lady’s watch with enamel painting Circa 1875

Gold hunting cased lever watch by Benjamin Haas
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A very fine French 18 Carat gold and enamel full hunter cased lady’s watch with automatic lid winding according to the Haas patent, circa 1875. Very fine and rare cylinder movement, golden wheels, Wolf’s toothing, patented Haas lid winding system, Geneva striping. Cuvette engraved with a central representation of two gold medals of the World Exhibition Amsterdam 1867. Perfectly preserved white enamel dial with black Roman hours and gold minutes, filigree gold hands. Unique and extremely elaborately crafted case, enamelled on both sides, à goutte, on the inside of the spring lid an oval enamel medallion with a photographic portrait of the owner, an extremely rare complication of the automatic winding by opening and closing the cover according to the Haas patent from 1873.
Cuvette signed, case signed and numbered, movement signed.
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Diameter: 34 mm
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Weight: 40 g
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Signed: B. Haas Jne & Cie
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Even if it is an “apparently” small and not at first glance remarkable lady’s watch, this piece is an absolute rarity for collectors. Presumably, it is the only known gold and enamel lady’s watch with the world famous Haas patent automatic winding. In addition, it has the original signature of Benjamin Haas and the concealed finest enamel medallion. The watch is officially presented on the Haas website as one of the 30 earliest registered Haas watches and one of the 10 earliest watches with automatic winding according to Haas.