6509

Deck watch in a silver open-face case, in a wooden deck box. Three-quarter plate movement, signed and numbered and marked with a broad arrow, with lever escapement and compensation balance.

The watch has a white enamel dial, signed and numbered and marked with a broad arrow, with Roman numerals and steel spade and poker hands, and a sunken subsidiary seconds dial below centre with a steel hand. It is contained in a silver open-face case. The dome and back are numbered and hallmarked for London, 1893-94, and the back is marked ‘H.S.^2’. The case has no glass. The watch is housed under screw-down glass in a brass canister in a wooden signed and numbered deck box.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0075
Collection: Timekeeping
Type: Deck watch
Display location: Display - ROG
Creator: A. Johannsen & Co
Date made: circa 1894
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 65 x 98 x 128 mm
Parts: 6509