| A 19th Century two day marine chronometer by Dent with a 24 hour dial in a brass bound mahogany box with brass corners. Full plate keywind fusee movement, four turned pillars secured by blue steel screws. Harrison's maintaining power with blue steel click and spring, blue steel barrel ratchet
wheel and double toothed click on the barrel bridge. Plain cock with garnet endstone, two arm compensation balance with two circular weights, small timing screws and large timing nuts, freesprung blue steel helical hairspring. Earnshaw spring detent escapement, escape pivots with endstones. The movement secured to the gilt dial plate by three blue steel screws. Engraved signed and numbered silvered brass dial with Arabic numerals for 24
hours. Subsidiaries for seconds and power reserve indication, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Turned brass bowl, sprung hinged shutter to the winding hole, screw brass bezel with flat glass. Brass gimbals and locking mechanism, later brass key. Three tier mahogany box, hinged flush brass handles and corners. Circular signed and numbered white enamel plaque above the lock. Pasted in the lid a certificate from E Dent, 61
Strand & 34 & 35 Royal Exchange details their appointment to The Queen, Prince of Wales and Emperor of Russia and various medals.
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