A Mid-Victorian rosewood Two-Day Royal Observatory Marine Chronometer with Airy's Bar and Rokeby's Side Winding Charles Frodsham No. 3169; circa 1855 The silvered dial signed Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London. No. 3169 , garter testimonials at X and XII, and with the inscription With Airy's Compensation , Roman hour numerals, outer minutes chapter with Arabic five minute intermarkers 60-5-10 et seque , blued steel fleur de lys hour and minute hands, subsidiary seconds dial engraved within it the Government Mark, up-and-down dial both with blued steel hands, small movement (63 mm. dial) inscribed Charles Frodsham LONDON and with the Government Mark, the fusee square carrying large diameter brass wheel to engage with the side-winding assembly, Earnshaw escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Airy's bar, spring foot detent with jewelled locking stone, brass bowl with internal counter-weight and side-winding assembly (at II), bezel with very thin reflecting ring and flat glass, brass-bowl and gimbal, three-tier rosewood box, the middle section with inset bone disc inscribed CHAS. FRODSHAM No. 3169 and the Government Mark, external brass drop handles, ivory handled crank winding key 88 mm. diam. 190 mm. square box
A Mid-Victorian rosewood Two-Day Royal Observatory Marine Chronometer with Airy's Bar and Rokeby's Side Winding Charles Frodsham No. 3169; circa 1855 The silvered dial signed Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London. No. 3169 , garter testimonials at X and XII, and with the inscription With Airy's Compensation , Roman hour numerals, outer minutes chapter with Arabic five minute intermarkers 60-5-10 et seque , blued steel fleur de lys hour and minute hands, subsidiary seconds dial engraved within it the Government Mark, up-and-down dial both with blued steel hands, small movement (63 mm. dial) inscribed Charles Frodsham LONDON and with the Government Mark, the fusee square carrying large diameter brass wheel to engage with the side-winding assembly, Earnshaw escapement, cut bimetallic balance with Airy's bar, spring foot detent with jewelled locking stone, brass bowl with internal counter-weight and side-winding assembly (at II), bezel with very thin reflecting ring and flat glass, brass-bowl and gimbal, three-tier rosewood box, the middle section with inset bone disc inscribed CHAS. FRODSHAM No. 3169 and the Government Mark, external brass drop handles, ivory handled crank winding key 88 mm. diam. 190 mm. square box
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