Clocks, Pocket Watches, Scientific Instruments & Tribal Art - Day 2 - 17th October 2012

Lot 760

Thomas Earnshaw No.365/2536. A one day marine chronometer

Estimate £2,500 - £3,500 | Hammer £7000

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Description

Thomas Earnshaw No.365/2536. A one day marine chronometer, the 3 inch silvered dial signed Thos. Earnshaw, INVT ET FECIT, No 365, ONE DAY; subsidiary seconds, plain blued steel hands, Roman numerals, the 4 pillar movement signed Thos. Earnshaw, Invt et fecit, No 365, London 2536; Earnshaw type escapement with spring detent, bimetallic Z balance with brass compensation weights, blued steel helical spring, in typical Earnshaw brass bowl with skirt counterweight; (gimbal and brass locking arms lacking) circa 1805, in a later associated mahogany box with re-engraved ivory plaque Earnshaw 365 Deckwatch, box 5in. (12cm) square.