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The original inspiration…
The UN Marine Chronometer model line enjoyed numerous iterations. I quite like some of the first pieces.
All I believe were inspired by the original Ships Chronometers from the mid-20th Century.
I found one of these at a dealer in California 25 years ago. This one saw little use I believe…I tried for a while to track its history by its serial number but to no avail.
It did come with some paperwork including the Naval timing certificate.
“Commissioned” in Sept 1945 the daily deviation was 0.15 seconds! Not bad for 80 years ago.
Any other Ships Chronometers collectors?
Wow 🤩
This is a truly fantastic piece! My wife is very wary of allowing me to branch out into pieces not fitting a wrist, so not doing that for now 😁
Very much so 😂😂😂
Took me a while to get the legs off and then back on over my wrist 😁🤷🏻♂️
I don't have one, but I find the marine chronometers increasingly interesting and fascinating. Amazing timekeeping all the way back to the H4 of John Harrison.
Very nice and in great conditions indeed, congrats ! I am a "collector" of marine chronometers, and I have 3
Hamilton Type 22 (with a pocket watch movement), hard to date but probably from the 40's but unsure about military issuance, similar to this one (sorry no pictures, source web):
A kirowa russian, quite recent, let us say 70's full set, like this one (source web):
And lastly, a Thomas Mercer from early 20th, this is an picture of mine:
Yet Ulysse Nardin, remains the reference in terms of Marine Chronometers ! One day maybe !
A kirowa russian, quite recent, let us say 70's full set, like this one (source web):
And lastly, a Thomas Mercer from early 20th, this is an picture of mine:
Yet Ulysse Nardin, remains the reference in terms of Marine Chronometers ! One day maybe !