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Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine Royale, N°80, made circa 1832 from an early movement "à double cage" coming from the workshop of Louis Berthoud, restored for M. le Capitaine Dupéray on October 10th
Vente aux enchères - Antiquorum N°135 - 14 novembre 1993 - Lot N°101
Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine Royale, N°80, made circa 1832 from an early movement "à double cage" coming from the workshop of Louis Berthoud, restored for M. le Capitaine Dupéray on October 10thEnchère
Vente aux enchères
Antiquorum N°135
14 novembre 1993
Lot N°101
Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine Royale, N°80, made circa 1832 from an early movement "à double cage" coming from the workshop of Louis Berthoud, restored for M. le Capitaine Dupéray on October 10th. 1836. Extremely fine and rare silver and gold pocket chronometer with split seconds recorder, in original citron-wood inlaid mahogany fitted box with original ratchet key.
- CHF80 000 - 100 000
- CHF 103 500
C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes" by Joly, with gold rims and bow, reeded band and bezels and engine-turned back. Three body mahogany box of deck watch type with citron-wood inlaid lines and border. D. Matt silver with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 26"', frosted and gilt "double cage" caliber with polished steel pillars secured by nuts and washers. Fusee with maintaining power, Louis Berthoud type pivoted detent escapement, typical four-arm bimetallic Motel compensation balance and free-sprung bluedsteel conical balance spring. Split- seconds recorder with pull-twist piston in the pendant. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 67 mm. Dim. of the box 100 x 150 x 50 mm.
