Thomas Mercer, Ltd. London, N°9851, circa 1950. Fine mahogany two-day marine chro-nometer with winding indicator.
- USD1 500 - 2 000
- EUR1 700 - 2 500
- CHF2 500 - 3 500
- CHF 2 990
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C. Brass bowl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in two-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under a hinged lid with a catch, 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. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 82 mm. , gilt brass full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, circular pillars secured by screws, fusee and chain, 13 jewels, detachable Earnshaw spring-detent escapement, bimetallic ovalizing Volet compensation balance with free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, four cylindrical temperature adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts, jeweled to the third wheel. Signed on the dial and movement, case with a plate engraved “supplied by C. L. Malmsjö Södra Hamngatan, Goteborg”. Height 16 cm. , width and depth 18 cm.