A fine Royal Greenwich Observatory two-day marine chronometer, the silvered dial signed Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, The Indian & Italian Governments, 105 Liverpool Road London, No. 8004, 'Garter' insignia at X & II, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary up-and-down and seconds dials, the latter with Government Admiralty mark, blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, Kullberg 'reversed' spring foot detent, Kullberg auxiliary to cut bimetallic balance, palladium helical balance spring, circular heat compensation weights, left-hand fusee, brass bowl and gimblal, plain 3-tier mahogany box, recessed drop handle to centre section with ivory plaque inscribed Victor Kullberg two days 8004.

細節

A fine Royal Greenwich Observatory two-day marine chronometer, the silvered dial signed Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, The Indian & Italian Governments, 105 Liverpool Road London, No. 8004, 'Garter' insignia at X & II, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary up-and-down and seconds dials, the latter with Government Admiralty mark, blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, Kullberg 'reversed' spring foot detent, Kullberg auxiliary to cut bimetallic balance, palladium helical balance spring, circular heat compensation weights, left-hand fusee, brass bowl and gimblal, plain 3-tier mahogany box, recessed drop handle to centre section with ivory plaque inscribed Victor Kullberg two days 8004.
100mm. dial diam.

拍品專文

Kulllberg No. 8004 was placed third in the Admiralty chronometer trials June 20th 1908-January 9th 1909. It was then issued to H.M.S. St. George.