Haas Neveux. A fine 18K gold openface minute repeating chronograph keyless lever watch

SIGNED HAAS NEVEUX & CO., GENEVE, CIRCA 1900

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Haas Neveux. A fine 18K gold openface minute repeating chronograph keyless lever watch
Signed Haas Neveux & Co., Geneve, circa 1900
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, the movement stamped with the Seal of Geneva, gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with stylized Arabic numerals, outer gilt five minute divisions bordered by chapter ring calibrated for 300 units, gold Louis XV hands, two subsidiary dials indicating 30 minute register and constant seconds, the circular case with engraved monogram and engraved inscription to the hinged back, chronograph activated by button through the crown, repeat slide in the band, case and dial signed
49 mm. dial.

Lot Essay

The inscription to the inside of the hinged back of the present watch reads 'William H. Yawkey 1902'. William Yawkey was an industrialist at the turn of the 20th century based in the Midwest. In 1903 he took custody of his sister's son, Tomas Yawkey, and ultimately adopted the boy. In 1920, William Yawkey died in a car accident and left his considerable fortune to his son, who would go on to purchase the Boston Red Sox in 1933. The Yawkey family would keep control of the baseball team until 2002.

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