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This chronometer is circa 1906.
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A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH 'KEW' CERTIFICATE
Chas. Frodsham, London, No. 10068 13175
the silvered dial signed and numbered Chas. Frodsham London 10068/13175 KEW "A" AUXILIARY COMPENSATION, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down dials, blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Poole Auxiliary, circular heat compensation weights, palladium helical balance spring, spring foot detent with jewelled locking stone, brass bowl and dial plate numbered 13175, gimballed and now in brass-bound three-tier mahogany box with external brass drop handles, the bezel numbered 175
98mm. dial diam., 175mm. sq. box
Chas. Frodsham, London, No. 10068 13175
the silvered dial signed and numbered Chas. Frodsham London 10068/13175 KEW "A" AUXILIARY COMPENSATION, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down dials, blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Poole Auxiliary, circular heat compensation weights, palladium helical balance spring, spring foot detent with jewelled locking stone, brass bowl and dial plate numbered 13175, gimballed and now in brass-bound three-tier mahogany box with external brass drop handles, the bezel numbered 175
98mm. dial diam., 175mm. sq. box