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Chronometer · Paris

Marine chronometer

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The solid mahogany box has a glazed lid and the rectangular silver gimbal suspension to support the silver movement case. There are two handles on the sides.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-81
Object type
Chronometer
Place of production
Paris
Dating
c. 1820
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Bois, Argent, Laiton, Acier
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions min/max: 201 x 250 mm; H: 150 mm ; Base : 230 x 230 mm; poids: 670.00 g
Inscriptions (catalogue)
BREGUET ET FILS HORGERS DE LA MNE ROYALE N° 3304 (Cadran); N° 3304 (Mouvement)

Historical significance

  • The solid mahogany box has a glazed lid and the rectangular silver gimbal suspension to support the silver movement case. There are two handles on the sides.
  • The silvered dial, engraved at the top with the inscription "Z2", has two blued steel Breguet hands for the hours and minutes, which are represented in engraved Roman and Arabic numerals respectively. A sector graduated from 0 to 8 on the right of the dial shows the power reserve in days. The lower half has a seconds dial.
  • The brass movement, which has an eight-day power reserve, is fitted with a fusee and chain, a spring-detent escapement, a two-arm compensation balance, and a blued steel cylindrical balance-spring.
  • All the escapement parts are mounted on a small interchangeable almond-shaped plate engraved with the number 28.

Photographs

Marine chronometer (MIH IV-81)
Marine chronometer (MIH IV-81) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Marine chronometer (MIH IV-81)
Marine chronometer (MIH IV-81) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

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Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-81: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/31232/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.