A.H. RODANET FOR PATEK PHILIPPE CIRCA 1870-1893 Pocket watch in 18K yellow gold. Case: guilloché reverse and monogrammed at bottom, signed Patek Philippe, N° 202085. Gold case engraved on face: "N° 8735, A. H. Rodanet, constructeur de chronomètres, 36, rue Vivienne, Paris", reverse signed Patek Philippe, N°202085. Fluted caseband. Dial: white enamel (two through hairs between noon and one o'clock), painted 'Breguet' numerals, external railway minute track, small seconds at 6 o'clock, blued steel 'Breguet' hands, unsigned. Movement: (later) mechanical, moustache lever escapement, bimetallic balance wheel, blued steel 'Bréguet' balance spring. Unsigned, N° 83107. Pendent winding. Diameter: 50 mm Gross weight: 90.45 g Auguste-Hilaire Rodanet (1837-1907), son of Julien Hilaire, was a watchmaker, merchant and Patek Philippe agent in France. He set up shop on rue Vivienne in 1870.