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The Poole balance was designed to provide superior timekeeping across a wide range of temperature. Chronometers using Poole's balance were acknowledged as among the most accurate timekeepers at the time.
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A TWO DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER
SIGNED JAMES POOLE, LONDON, NO. 5782
The spotted fusee movement with spring detent, free sprung Pooles's auxiliary balance, cut diamond endstone, blued-steel balance spring, silvered dial with subsidiary seconds, 54-hour up/down, gold hands, within a two-toned bronze and brass bowl and gimbal, within three tiered deck box with ornate hardware, numbered on movement, dial, and bowl, late 19th c.
SIGNED JAMES POOLE, LONDON, NO. 5782
The spotted fusee movement with spring detent, free sprung Pooles's auxiliary balance, cut diamond endstone, blued-steel balance spring, silvered dial with subsidiary seconds, 54-hour up/down, gold hands, within a two-toned bronze and brass bowl and gimbal, within three tiered deck box with ornate hardware, numbered on movement, dial, and bowl, late 19th c.