.jpg?w=1)
Details
A William IV mahogany and brass-mounted two-day marine chronometer, circa 1930
The 85 mm. diameter silvered Roman and Arabic dial with subsidiary up/down and seconds rings, signed Parkinson & Frodsham/'Change Alley London.1313, blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, cut bimetallic balance with two cylindrical heat compensation weights, steel spring detent and blued steel helical spring, the spot-finished back plate with repeat signature, with bayonet-fixed brass dust cover, brass bowl and sprung catch to gimbal, three-tier box with brass drop-down handles, its interior with paper labels for JAMES MORTON/Chronometer Compass Maker -- the box 160 mm. square; key
The 85 mm. diameter silvered Roman and Arabic dial with subsidiary up/down and seconds rings, signed Parkinson & Frodsham/'Change Alley London.1313, blued steel hands, Earnshaw escapement, cut bimetallic balance with two cylindrical heat compensation weights, steel spring detent and blued steel helical spring, the spot-finished back plate with repeat signature, with bayonet-fixed brass dust cover, brass bowl and sprung catch to gimbal, three-tier box with brass drop-down handles, its interior with paper labels for JAMES MORTON/Chronometer Compass Maker -- the box 160 mm. square; key
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.