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A TWO-DAY OBSERVATORY MERCER CHRONOMETER, THE SILVERED DIAL SIGNED THOMAS MERCER LTD ST. ALBANS, ENGLAND NO 16638. ROMAN HOUR NUMERALS, SUBSIDIARY SECONDS AND UP-AND-DOWN DIALS, BLUED STEEL HANDS, EARNSHAW ESCAPEMENT, SPRING FOOT DETENT, CUT BI-METALLIC BALANCE, PALLADIUM HELICAL BALANCE SPRING, BRASS BOWL AND GAMBOL IN PLAIN TWO-TIER GLAZED MAHOGANY BOX. DIAL DIAMETER -- 4IN (10.4 CM)
NOTE: THIS CHRONOMETER WAS MADE BY THOMAS MERCER IN 1943. IT IS UNUSUAL TO FIND A COMPARATIVELY MODERN CHRONOMETER BY THEM TO HAVE A SPRING FOOT DETENT, AS OPPOSED TO THEIR LATER FLAT STRIP STEEL FORM OF DETENT.
NOTE: THIS CHRONOMETER WAS MADE BY THOMAS MERCER IN 1943. IT IS UNUSUAL TO FIND A COMPARATIVELY MODERN CHRONOMETER BY THEM TO HAVE A SPRING FOOT DETENT, AS OPPOSED TO THEIR LATER FLAT STRIP STEEL FORM OF DETENT.