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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 231

Owen Owens, 6. South Castle St., Liverpool, No. 1266, circa 1880. Fine mahogany two-day Marine Chronometer with winding indicator.

C. Brass bowl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in later three-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under a hinged lid with fitted catch, key-lock in front, gimbal ring locked by a swiveling arm pressing sideways against the base of the cylinder, two-body mahogany outer carrying box. D. Silvered, Roman hour numerals, outer minute ring, Arabic seconds on subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, up/down indicator at 12 o'clock. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 82 mm., nickel full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, spotted decoration, circular pillars secured by screws, fusee and chain, 11 jewels, detachable Earnshaw spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, two cylindrical temperature adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts, escapement jeweled. Signed on the dial and movement. Height 19 cm., width and depth 18 cm.