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Watches

Obscure people lavish a particular care on anything connected with Time. Their watches are handsome and complicated things 1), equipped with a window showing symbols to which a great importance is given 2). Two different kinds of dial are known in our world, and the few that are available here are worth their weight in gold.

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1)
Read: Brüsel (Album), Guide des Cités (Le)
2)
See: Des Mystères Du Calendrier, Papier Gras, 1988

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