GERH D. WEMPE, NO. 2416
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A German World War II Kriegsmarine two-day marine chronometer with lever escapement
Gerh d. Wempe, No. 2416
The frosted silver dial signed and numbered Gerh. D. WEMPE. Hamburg, CHRONOMETER-WERKE 2416, Arabic hour numerals, yellow metal hour and minute hands, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down dials with blued steel hands, the top plate inscribed CHRON. WERKE. HAMBURG, lever escapement with club-tooth escape wheel, Guillaume balance with four cylindrical heat compensation weights, the cross-arm stamped within a triangle R.G.G., blued steel helical balance spring, black painted brass bowl numbered internally 2416.20 and externally on the scallop plate M 449 and with the Kreigsmarine eagle, black painted brass bowl with external push-in hand setting assembly (at 9) gimballed in two-tier plain mahogany box, the top section glazed and with applied silver plaque inscribed CHRONOMETER-WERKE, GERH. D. WEMPE. No. 2416, external brass drop handles
100 mm. dial diam., 180 mm. sq. box
Gerh d. Wempe, No. 2416
The frosted silver dial signed and numbered Gerh. D. WEMPE. Hamburg, CHRONOMETER-WERKE 2416, Arabic hour numerals, yellow metal hour and minute hands, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down dials with blued steel hands, the top plate inscribed CHRON. WERKE. HAMBURG, lever escapement with club-tooth escape wheel, Guillaume balance with four cylindrical heat compensation weights, the cross-arm stamped within a triangle R.G.G., blued steel helical balance spring, black painted brass bowl numbered internally 2416.20 and externally on the scallop plate M 449 and with the Kreigsmarine eagle, black painted brass bowl with external push-in hand setting assembly (at 9) gimballed in two-tier plain mahogany box, the top section glazed and with applied silver plaque inscribed CHRONOMETER-WERKE, GERH. D. WEMPE. No. 2416, external brass drop handles
100 mm. dial diam., 180 mm. sq. box