Swiss white gold, onyx and diamond dress watch Circa 1910

White gold watch with pearl winding crown
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A very thin and elegant Swiss, 18 carat white gold, onyx and diamond set keyless dress watch, circa 1910. An onyx case back and front rim, rounded band set with 90 round diamonds, bow set with 20 round diamonds, pearl winding crown. Guilloche silver dial with applied white gold Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, outer minute track and blued steel Breguet hands. Rhodium plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, extra adjusted, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, index regulator. Dial signed Haas Neveux & Cie.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Haas Neveux & Cie  Genève
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Haas Neveux Founded in 1848 by Benjamin Haas, later becoming known as Haas Neveux & Cie, it is one of the oldest Swiss watch manufacturers. The Haas signature has always been one of the most sought after, thanks to the impeccable standards of the company. Among their most notable creations was the first ultra thin watch, launched at the end of the 19th century. Haas gained a reputation as a manufacturer of fine chronometers, chronographs, and highly complicated watches. This very fine watch has an extremely heavy gauge gold case and is naturally of high quality as expected of Haas Neveux. It is in very good crisp condition save for a small hairline just below the moon phase aperture.