Lot 382

Dent, London, "Chronometer Maker to the Queen", Movement No. 1839, 178 x 190 x 178 mm, circa 1850
An important ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve indicator and Dent's "staple balance"
Case: rosewood. Dial: silvered. Movm.: brass movement, chain/fusee, spring detent escapement according to Thomas Earnshaw, Z shaped staple balance with bimetallic curved arms and 2 weights and 2 screws, Patent no. 9302.
Dent here used a Z shaped "staple balance" for his marine chronometer. It is deeply blued like the screws, the locking mechanism and the cylindrical balance - this gives the brass movement a truly striking appearance.

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