Franz Lidecke Wesermünde

, Movement No. 774, 180 x 205 x 180 mm, circa 1940

A rare Ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve indicator created by one of the most eminent German chronometer makers

Case: mahogany, applied signature shield, hinged handles at side, brass gimbals and bowl, three-body with lid and glass. Dial: silvered, signed, numbered, radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, gold spade hands. Movm.: brass movement, ébauche: Chronometer Werke Hamburg, frosted, gilt, conical movement pillars, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, Guillaume balance by Griesbach/Glashütte with 2 screws and 4 weights, freesprung blued helical balance spring, diamond endstone on balance.

Described and illustrated in great detail in "Klassik Uhren" - 4 Generationen Uhrmacher - vor 150 Jahren von Georg Lidecke gegründet, by Ihno Flessner, Ebner Verlag 5/2005, pages 28ff.
#41138

Case: good
Dial: very good, slightly scratched
Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended