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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 176

Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine, Paris, No. 276, circa 1850. Very fine and rare marine deck watch with pivoted detent escapement.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 16,000 - 19,000 / USD 20,000 - 25,000

C. Triple-body mahogany deck watch box. Brass case en formede tabatière secured inside the mahogany box. D. Silvered, radialRoman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, fusee with Harrisson?smaintaining power and chain under separate bridge, anotherfor the train, escapement in duo-plan arrangement, Motel?spivoted detent escapement of Louis Berthoud design, four-armcut bimetallic balance with sliding temperature weights,free-sprung blued steel conical balance spring, jeweledimpulse with protection strip, 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.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

This is an excellent example of the final development of Motel?s chronometers, with the final shape of the fusee curve, the isochronous conical balance spring, and a superbly finished escapement with curved studs, jeweled and capped balance and escape wheel, with ruby locking, unlocking, and impulse jewels.