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A French mahogany and brass-mounted two-day marine chronometer, late 19th Century
With inset handles to the sides, bone plaque to the front inscribed 1382/L.LEROY & CIE, the interior with brass plaque inscribed RE-ADJUSTED/& PASSED THROUGH/KEW 1932/BY/THOMAS MERCER/ST.ALBANS, brass bowl and gimbal, 95 mm. diameter silvered Roman dial with 56-hour Bas/Haut ring, signed INTERRUPTEUR ELECTRIQUE/L. LEROY & CIE NO.1382, PARIS, gold hands, subsidiary seconds ring, chain fusee with Earnshaw type escapement, cut bimetallic balance with helical balance, spot-finished plates, electrical contacts -- 7¼ in. (18.25 cm.) square, the box; winding key; guard box
With inset handles to the sides, bone plaque to the front inscribed 1382/L.LEROY & CIE, the interior with brass plaque inscribed RE-ADJUSTED/& PASSED THROUGH/KEW 1932/BY/THOMAS MERCER/ST.ALBANS, brass bowl and gimbal, 95 mm. diameter silvered Roman dial with 56-hour Bas/Haut ring, signed INTERRUPTEUR ELECTRIQUE/L. LEROY & CIE NO.1382, PARIS, gold hands, subsidiary seconds ring, chain fusee with Earnshaw type escapement, cut bimetallic balance with helical balance, spot-finished plates, electrical contacts -- 7¼ in. (18.25 cm.) square, the box; winding key; guard box
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