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Front view of the gilt-brass carriage timepiece showing the enamel dial and engraved mask

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Edward John Dent Gilt-Brass Chronometer Carriage Timepiece, No. 693

This mid-19th-century English carriage timepiece by Edward John Dent is housed in a gilt-brass moulded case featuring bevel-glazed panels, a sunk top, and a hinged carrying handle. The white enamel dial measures 3 inches across and displays Roman hour numerals, an upper subsidiary seconds dial, and the inscription 'DENT LONDON', framed by a foliate pierced and engraved gilt mask. According to the auction catalogue, the movement features a chain fusee, Harrison's maintaining power, and a gilt platform with an underslung Earnshaw spring detent escapement, staple balance, and blued helical spring. The plain backplate is signed and numbered 693.

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