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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 349

Robert - Houdin Fils, , 9 Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, No. 9/73, made by of B. Haas Jne & Cie, circa 1880.Fine and rare, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, two faces, double dial watch with an "independent calendar".

C. four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, both covers spring-loaded with patented device preventing the opening of the lower cover. D. white enamel, Radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. "Spade" blued steel hands. Calendar dial: outer Arabic 31-day date track, subsidiary days of the week at 3 o'clock, and months at 9 o'clock. M. 46 mm,(20'''), nickel, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetalic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring.Signed inside both covers.Diam. 54 mm.