A mid 19th Century 8-day Marine Chronometer the silvered dial signed French, Royal Exchange London No 5964, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary up-and-down and seconds dials with 1/2 seconds intermarkers, blued steel hands, the movement with Earnshaw escapement, cut bi-metallic balance, circular heat compensation weights, blued steel helical balance spring, spring foot detent (defective), worn escape wheel, top-plate signed and numbered, French, Royal Exchange, London 5964 , contained in brass bowl, gimballed in brass-bound 3-tier mahogany box with external drop handles (lacking key) -- 7½in (185cm) square
A mid 19th Century 8-day Marine Chronometer the silvered dial signed French, Royal Exchange London No 5964, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary up-and-down and seconds dials with 1/2 seconds intermarkers, blued steel hands, the movement with Earnshaw escapement, cut bi-metallic balance, circular heat compensation weights, blued steel helical balance spring, spring foot detent (defective), worn escape wheel, top-plate signed and numbered, French, Royal Exchange, London 5964 , contained in brass bowl, gimballed in brass-bound 3-tier mahogany box with external drop handles (lacking key) -- 7½in (185cm) square
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