Norris,
To answer your question, I own the Pitard in « The Golden Age » and the Pitard's personal tandem with Juliette and Louis' names written on the top tube (http://www.reneherse.com/Pitardperso.html).
The front derailleur was a non-original Simplex, RD was a Nivex (Dujardin always fitted Nivex RD and bought out the stock when Nivex closed).
This bike had some lovely parts (Nivex, Maxi-Car hubs with Nivex axle), interesting frame construction, the carriers and mudguards were a bit less expensive. I would say it sold pretty cheap, probably because the pick up only put off foreign bidders who normally fix the prices on randonneur bikes.
Pitard was specialised in cyclo-camping, his bikes often had interesting carriers, and were generally sturdily built, with heavier tubes than RH or Singer. His catalogue shows prices somewhere near half of an Herse, for example.
Alexander March
Bordeaux
France