Henri Motel

A FINE SILVER OPEN-FACED POCKET CHRONOMETER WITH HELICAL BALANCE SPRING AND APERTURE FOR UP-AND-DOWN INDICATION CIRCA 1830, NO. 148

• Movement: gilt-brass full plate, spring detent escapement, unusual cruciform balance, the brass rim with timing weights, blued steel helical spring, diamond endstone, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars
• Dial: silvered, Roman numerals, aperture below 12 o'clock for up-and-down indication, outer minute track, blued steel moon hands, signed and numbered Hri. Motel hger de la Marine Rle, No.148
• Case: plain silver, dome hinged silver cuvette signed and numbered Hri. Motel hger de la Marine Rle, No.148, case maker's mark LJ for Louis Joly and numbered 1116 (possibly 9111)
diameter 58mm

Provenance:
Aachener Auktionshaus Dr. Crott & Schmelzer, 25 April 1981, lot 199