Antique Marine Chronometer

A fine two day marine chronometer by John Poole, London, No.1064, circa 1846.

Specialty: They were known for producing precision marine chronometers, crucial for accurate timekeeping at sea during the era.

Hipp's numerous inventions included precision instruments such as an electrical pendulum clock, a marine chronometer and speedometers for locomotives .

First established in Liverpool, then in London, they had an excellent reputation as clockmakers, as well as marine chronometer makers. Their workshop continued to produce fine timepi...

In 1741 he began a three-year apprenticeship as a clockmaker under his brother, Jean-Henri. He made his first marine chronometer in 1754 (sent for trial in 1761) and in 1764 was appo...

A fine example of a two day marine chronometer by Barraud ,London. Numbered 2870 on the case, dial amd movement.

A two day marine chronometer by Batty and sons, Manchester housed in a brass bound rosewood case with gimbals , all retaining the original lacquer.

Rare 8 day marine chronometer This fine example is numbered 978.

A superb mid 19th century two day marine chronometer by Daniels of Liverpool with a brass bound mahogany case and a mahogany deck box.

A rare early 19th century two day marine chronometer by Parkinson and Frodsham number 1002 This chronometer has been in the same family for over 100 years and is in the original ...

The dial numbered is 2733 which is also found on the movement and the bottom of the bowl. Eight day marine chronometers such as this example where made for private yatchs.

Marine chronometer by Dobbie McInnes No. 10031 Three-tier mahogany box with inset cartouche signed Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow.

A 122 mm Rare Brass Vintage Marine Chronometer Eight Days, silvered dial with roman numerals, small seconds with a blued steel hand at 6 0'clock, eight day power reserve indicator at...

An early 19th century 2 day marine chronometer by Parkinson and Frodsham, London.

A handsome early–mid 20th-century Longines marine chronometer, housed in its original mahogany single-tier chronometer box with brass fittings.

A two day marine chronometer in the original brass bound mahogany case.

A lovely example of a small early 19th century two day marine chronometer by Johnson, London. In a brass bound mahogany three-tier case and housed in brass gimbals.        

The Le Roy name is well known in French Horology with many patents, inventions and improvements by Le Roys particularly marine chronometers. It is in excellent clean and running cond...

A Regency giant gilt-brass-mounted mahogany quarter striking eight-day turn-table musical organ clock Thwaites and Reed, London, circa 1820 A Regency giant gilt-brass-mounte...

Between 1844 and 1898/9 Reid & Sons sent a number of marine chronometers for trial at Greenwich, coming second in 1844.

Between 1831 and 1920, the Admiralty purchased sixty Charles Frodsham marine chronometers, and a number of pocket chronometers and deck watches, most notably a watch used by Ruth Bel...

In 1832 he was appointed "Watchmaker to the Honourable Board of Admiralty" Widenham's marine chronometers were of outstanding quality. From 1839 to 1844 he was in partnership with Th...

Loomes, Watch and Clockmakers of the World, London, 2006, p.105. J. Betts, Marine Chronometers at Greenwich, Oxford, 2017, p. 211, passim.  

For the Brockbank brothers, who were renowned for their horological innovations like the spring detent escapement and modernizations of marine chronometers, this task was a rare and ...