Lot 37

Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London, Movement No. 3104, 175 x 190 x 175 mm, circa 1858
A very fine ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve indication
Case: mahogany box, brass inlays, bone signature shield, screwed on handles, with lid and glass, case key. Dial: silvered, signed, numbered, inlaid radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds, gold spade hands. Movm.: brass movement, polished, decorated, signed, moulded pillars, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement, heavy chronometer balance with 2 weights and 4 screws, freesprung blued helical balance spring, chatoned diamond endstone on balance and escape wheel.