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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 275

Lot of 13 horological books, comprising:

1. " Le Contrôle des Ouvrages d'Or et d'Argent à la Chaux-de-Fonds" from 1820 to 1920, by A. Matthias, 26th edition, Bienne (Switzerland), 1920, 504 pages; 2. " Tourbillon sous trois ponts d'or", by Roland Carrera, edited by Girard-Perregaux, 1983, 44 pages; 3. " Indicateur Suisse de l'horlogerie", edited by L.-C. Calame, Bienne (Switzerland),1939; 4. " La Tribune Chronometrique", by Pierre Dubois, Paris, 1852, 362 pages; 5. " Fabrication mécanique de la montre" 3rd volume, by W. Favre-Bulle, Benne (Switzerland),1924, 208 pages; 6. " Pendolette Fantasia", by Claudio Ghidoni and Gabriele Ribolini, Milan, 1994, 206 pages; 7. "Contribution à l'amélioration du réglage des montres ancre", by René Gygax, La Chaux-de-Fond, 1968, 92 pages; 8. " Zenith", by Zenith, Paris, 2002, 102 pages; 9. "Rapport special sur l'exposition d'horlogerie", by Charles-Emile Tissot, Switzerland, 1894, 62 pages; 10. " Les Maillardet" extracts from the museum of Neuchâtel (1916-1917), by Léon Montandon and Alfredhapuis, Neuchâtel, 1917, 39 pages; 11. " Rapport sur des mouvements de montres de fabrication Amériquaine", by Paul Berner, Neuchâtel, 1909, 62 pages; 12. "Sovereigns as turners", by Klaus Maurice, Zurich, 1985, 157 pages. This book has been printed in only 1 500 copies and it is the number 1 381; 13. " L'homme et le temps en Suisse" from 1291 to1991, under the direction of Catherine Cardinale, François Jequier, Jean-Marc Barrelet and André Beyner, Bienne (Switzerland), 1991, published in limiteedition of only 2 000 copies, this being the number 560.