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A mid 20th century mahogany two day marine chronometer with…
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Melbourne
Date:
29-Apr-2008
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A mid 20th century mahogany two day marine chronometer with interesting Australian provenance, Thomas Mercer Ltd, St Albans, England, No 16688 the spotted free sprung movement with diamond end stone over a palladium helical hairspring terminating in an Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, chain fusee and maintaining power, signed and numbered silvered Roman dial with subsidiaries for state of wind and running seconds, in a lacquered brass bowl and gimbals, in a two part mahogany box, together with a padded carrying box 18 cm high Provenance: Used aboard the Australian naval landing ship Brudenell White, Royal Australian Engineers, named after the Australian World War One Major General of that name.
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Unclassified