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A fine and rare mid 19th century brass-banded mahogany one day marine chronometer James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, No 165.
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,840 inc. premium
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A fine and rare mid 19th century brass-banded mahogany one day marine chronometer
James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, No 165.
The small three part box with vacant brass cartouche to the top lid framed by protected corners and central banding, lower part with number plaque and lock (with working key), a pair of swing handles to the sides. The 2.75 inch signed silvered Roman dial with outer minute track and gold spade hands, the large Arabic subsidiary seconds at VI with delicate lozenge Observatory marks and fine blued steel hand. The signed and numbered full plate movement with maintaining power to the chain fusee, the freesprung blued steel helical spring with diamond endstone to a Z-type bimetallic balance with keystone weights to an Earnshaw type detent escapement, hung in a gimballed bowl with sprung winding cover and locking arm. Ticking, together with the original safety winding key and case key. 14 (5.5ins) wide.
The small three part box with vacant brass cartouche to the top lid framed by protected corners and central banding, lower part with number plaque and lock (with working key), a pair of swing handles to the sides. The 2.75 inch signed silvered Roman dial with outer minute track and gold spade hands, the large Arabic subsidiary seconds at VI with delicate lozenge Observatory marks and fine blued steel hand. The signed and numbered full plate movement with maintaining power to the chain fusee, the freesprung blued steel helical spring with diamond endstone to a Z-type bimetallic balance with keystone weights to an Earnshaw type detent escapement, hung in a gimballed bowl with sprung winding cover and locking arm. Ticking, together with the original safety winding key and case key. 14 (5.5ins) wide.