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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 26

Alse Beudroit, Seloncourt (Doubs), France, No. 84, circa 1895.Unusual massive heavily nickeled keyless watch with patented calculator.

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine'. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes, gold 'spade' hands, two concentric calculator scales, the fixed outer and revolving inner, both calibrated from 1 to 10 in non-linear manner. Revolving scale movable by means of a knob at 1 o?clock, the pointer revolves by means of a knob at 11 o?clock. M. 18???, matte gilded-brass, cylinder escapement, three-arm monometallic balance, index regulator, pin set.Signed on the case.Diam. 61 mm.