Pocket chronometer
Pocket chronometer in an 18 carat gold Hunter case. Hall mark 1877. Half-plate movement with fusee and keyless winding (disengaged when cover is closed). Earnshaw detent escapement; free-sprung helical balance-spring and compensated balance. Flat enamel dial with up-down below XII, seconds above VI. Steel hands.
Object Details
| ID: | ZAA0513 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Pocket chronometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Frodsham, G E |
| Date made: | 1877 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Foulkes Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 x 53 x 15 mm |