A rare American mahogany and brass-mounted Hamilton 4-orbit two-day marine chronometer
HAMILTON, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, NO.4E109. CIRCA 1947
A rare American mahogany and brass-mounted Hamilton 4-orbit two-day marine chronometer Hamilton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No.4E109. Circa 1947 BOX: three-tier with brass drop-down handles and brass corner mounts, brass gimbal and bowl with spring-loaded winding cover, brass bezel with milled rim and flat glass; also with guard box DIAL: silvered and engraved with outer minute ring calibrated 00-55, further rings for 24-hour indication, 48-hour up/down, seconds calibrated at intervals of 10, and day of week, signed along the outer edge HAMILTON/LANCASTER,PA., U.S.A. , numbered to the centre of the hour ring 4E019 and dated to the centre of the seconds ring 1947 , all hands of polished steel MOVEMENT: silvered plates decorated with parallel line finishing and joined by four screwed pillars, top plate signed MODEL 221, 14 JEWELS/HAMILTON WATCH CO./LANCASTER, PENNA/MADE IN U.S.A./4E019 , bottom plate also numbered 4E019 , chain and fusee with maintaining power; tipsy key ESCAPEMENT: Earnshaw-type with uncut stainless steel balance, Invar cross-arm and Elinvar helical balance spring, spring detent with jewelled locking stone 195 mm. square box, 100 mm. diameter dial
A rare American mahogany and brass-mounted Hamilton 4-orbit two-day marine chronometer
HAMILTON, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, NO.4E109. CIRCA 1947
A rare American mahogany and brass-mounted Hamilton 4-orbit two-day marine chronometer Hamilton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No.4E109. Circa 1947 BOX: three-tier with brass drop-down handles and brass corner mounts, brass gimbal and bowl with spring-loaded winding cover, brass bezel with milled rim and flat glass; also with guard box DIAL: silvered and engraved with outer minute ring calibrated 00-55, further rings for 24-hour indication, 48-hour up/down, seconds calibrated at intervals of 10, and day of week, signed along the outer edge HAMILTON/LANCASTER,PA., U.S.A. , numbered to the centre of the hour ring 4E019 and dated to the centre of the seconds ring 1947 , all hands of polished steel MOVEMENT: silvered plates decorated with parallel line finishing and joined by four screwed pillars, top plate signed MODEL 221, 14 JEWELS/HAMILTON WATCH CO./LANCASTER, PENNA/MADE IN U.S.A./4E019 , bottom plate also numbered 4E019 , chain and fusee with maintaining power; tipsy key ESCAPEMENT: Earnshaw-type with uncut stainless steel balance, Invar cross-arm and Elinvar helical balance spring, spring detent with jewelled locking stone 195 mm. square box, 100 mm. diameter dial
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