REYNOLDS & WIGGINS No. 3609: A fine two-day marine chronometer, the silvered dial signed Reynolds & Wiggins, 16 John Strt, Minories, London, No.3609, Roman hour chapters with gold hour and minute hands, large seconds and up-and-down dials with blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, spring foot detent with jewelled pallet, cut bi-metallic balance, circular heat compensation weights, blued steel helical balance spring, brass bowl and gimbal in three-tier brass-bound rosewood box with brass external drop carrying handles, two circular white discs to front of box

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REYNOLDS & WIGGINS No. 3609: A fine two-day marine chronometer, the silvered dial signed Reynolds & Wiggins, 16 John Strt, Minories, London, No.3609, Roman hour chapters with gold hour and minute hands, large seconds and up-and-down dials with blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, spring foot detent with jewelled pallet, cut bi-metallic balance, circular heat compensation weights, blued steel helical balance spring, brass bowl and gimbal in three-tier brass-bound rosewood box with brass external drop carrying handles, two circular white discs to front of box
10mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Reynolds & Wiggins are recorded as being in business at 16 John Street Minories in 1865. Accompanying this chronometer are notes on the movement compiled in 1977 by Cmdr. D. Harries, F.B.H.I.

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