A FINE ROSEWOOD BOXED EIGHT-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH AUXILLIARY COMPENSATION

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A FINE ROSEWOOD BOXED EIGHT-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH AUXILLIARY COMPENSATION
SIGNED M. F. DENT, LONDON, NO. 29735, THE MOVEMENT STAMPED J. P. FOR JOHN PRESTON & SONS, PRESCOT

The finely spotted fusee movement with separate escapement platform for spring detent, free sprung Dent's staple balance with palladium helical spring, silvered dial with roman chapters, subsidiary seconds, 8-day winding indicator, blued and gold hands, gimbal mounted glazed rosewood deck box, c.1870s--15.2cm. diam. of bezel