27,600 CHF
Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine, Paris, No. 276, circa 1850. Very fine and rare marine deck watch with pivoted detent escapement. Triple-body mahogany deck watch box. Brass case en formede tabatière secured inside the mahogany box. Silvered,radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary se-conds.Blued steel Breguet hands. Brass, fusee with Harris-son’smaintaining power and chain under separate bridge,another for the train, escapement in duo-plan arrangement,Motel’s pivoted detent escapement of Louis Berthouddesign, four-arm cut bimetallic balance with sliding tem-peratureweights, free-sprung blued steel conical balancespring, jeweled impulse, locking and unlocking pallets,escape wheel teeth with pin holes for oil retention.Signed on dial, case and movement.Dim. 17 x 14 x 9 cm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
