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An accompanying letter shows that the chronometer was sold by James Oakes, 37 Bury Street, St. James's, London in January 1939.
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A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER
Barraud's, Cornhill, London
the silvered dial signed and numbered Barraud's London 951, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary seconds dial (at XII), up-and-down window (at VI), blued steel hands, the top-plate signed Barraud's, Cornhill, London. 951, Earnshaw escapement, dovetail spring detent with (replacement) jewelled locking stone to side of banking block, cut bimetallic balance with Pennington's form of auxilary and peripheral screws, blued steel helical balance spring, brass bowl and gimbal with butterfly winding assembly, small size plain three-tier mahogany box, circular ivory disc to front of centre section inscribed 951, external brass drop handles
92mm. dial diam., 135mm. sq. box
Barraud's, Cornhill, London
the silvered dial signed and numbered Barraud's London 951, Roman hour numerals, subsidiary seconds dial (at XII), up-and-down window (at VI), blued steel hands, the top-plate signed Barraud's, Cornhill, London. 951, Earnshaw escapement, dovetail spring detent with (replacement) jewelled locking stone to side of banking block, cut bimetallic balance with Pennington's form of auxilary and peripheral screws, blued steel helical balance spring, brass bowl and gimbal with butterfly winding assembly, small size plain three-tier mahogany box, circular ivory disc to front of centre section inscribed 951, external brass drop handles
92mm. dial diam., 135mm. sq. box