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A Victorian mahogany and brass-mounted two-day marine chronometer
The three-tier box with drop-down side handles and with plaque to the front, brass bowl and gimbal, 90 mm. diameter silvered dial with 56-hour up/down ring, gold main hands and blued steel subsidiaries, signed Charles Shepherd/MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY./Leadenhall Str.t London.1162, small chain fusee movement with spot-finished plates, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement with segmental compensation weights to cut bimetallic balance with blued steel helical spring, maintaining power; the purpose-made box of recent manufacture -- 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square, the box; tipsy key, box key
The three-tier box with drop-down side handles and with plaque to the front, brass bowl and gimbal, 90 mm. diameter silvered dial with 56-hour up/down ring, gold main hands and blued steel subsidiaries, signed Charles Shepherd/MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY./Leadenhall Str.t London.1162, small chain fusee movement with spot-finished plates, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement with segmental compensation weights to cut bimetallic balance with blued steel helical spring, maintaining power; the purpose-made box of recent manufacture -- 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square, the box; tipsy key, box key
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