A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER, THE SILVERED DIAL SIGNED AND NUMBERED JOHN BRUCE, 26 WAPPING, LIVERPOOL 1091, ROMAN HOUR NUMERALS, GOLD HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS, SUBSIDIARY SECONDS AND UP-AND-DOWN DIALS WITH BLUED STEEL HANDS, EARNSHAW ESCAPEMENT, SPRING FOOT DETENT, CUT BI-METALLIC BALANCE, CIRCULAR HEAT COMPENSATION WEIGHTS, BLUED STEEL HELICAL BALANCE SPRING, BRASS BOWL AND GIMBAL, 3-TIER BRASSBOUND MAHOGANY BOX (REPLACEMENT LID), FLUSH RECESSED BRASS HANDLES, IVORY PLAQUE TO FRONT OF MIDDLE SECTION INSCRIBED JOHN BRUCE, LIVERPOOL, 1091. DIAL DIAMETER -- 4½IN (11.5 CM) SEE ILLUSTRATION

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A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER, THE SILVERED DIAL SIGNED AND NUMBERED JOHN BRUCE, 26 WAPPING, LIVERPOOL 1091, ROMAN HOUR NUMERALS, GOLD HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS, SUBSIDIARY SECONDS AND UP-AND-DOWN DIALS WITH BLUED STEEL HANDS, EARNSHAW ESCAPEMENT, SPRING FOOT DETENT, CUT BI-METALLIC BALANCE, CIRCULAR HEAT COMPENSATION WEIGHTS, BLUED STEEL HELICAL BALANCE SPRING, BRASS BOWL AND GIMBAL, 3-TIER BRASSBOUND MAHOGANY BOX (REPLACEMENT LID), FLUSH RECESSED BRASS HANDLES, IVORY PLAQUE TO FRONT OF MIDDLE SECTION INSCRIBED JOHN BRUCE, LIVERPOOL, 1091. DIAL DIAMETER -- 4½IN (11.5 CM) SEE ILLUSTRATION

NOTE: THE REFLECTING RING OF THE BEZEL IS INSCRIBED B.I.S.N. CO. LTD. S.S. MALDA.
THIS CHRONOMETER WAS MADE BY THOMAS MERCER LTD. IN 1874 AND CARRIES THEIR NUMBER 2241.

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