4,140 CHF
Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine Royale, No. 328, sold to Dépôt de la Marine on 28 May 1844, for 400 Francs. Fine silver, dead independent centre seconds watch. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes" with gold hinges, gilt bezel, reeded band and polished back. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes This watch is recorded in the sale book of Motel, published in J.C. SABRIER: Longitude al sea in the tinte of Louis Berthoud and Henri Motel, Antiquorum Editions, page 658.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1995-04-22