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Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer

Vacheron Constantin Chronometer

$24,500

H 2.75 in W 4.5 in D 5.75 in

Vacheron Constantin Chronometer

By Vacheron Constantin

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptionally rare and important precision chronometer, or deck watch, was crafted by the famed Vacheron Constantin. One of the most accurate instruments ever created for measur...

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20th Century Swiss Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York
Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York

Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York

$9,860

H 7.75 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in

Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York

By John Bliss & Co.

Located in Norwich, GB

A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By John Bliss and Co, New York. No.3068 Two day marine chromometer by John Bliss and Co housed in a beautiful three tier brass bound box with brass...

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Antique 1890s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931
Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931

Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931

Located in Norwich, GB

A fine two Day Marine Chronometer by G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No. 1931 Two day marine chromometer by G.H & C Gowland housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box ...

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Antique 1870s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Chronometer Clock J. Sewill Liverpool Marine Royal Navy Box
Antique Chronometer Clock J. Sewill Liverpool Marine Royal Navy Box

Antique Chronometer Clock J. Sewill Liverpool Marine Royal Navy Box

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Sewill, Liverpool & London” Roman numerals for the hours Outer minute track Up-and-down power reserve indicator Large subsidiary seconds dial Blued steel hands and finely executed en...

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Antique 1880s Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor
Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor

Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor

By D. McGregor & Co. 1

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

They advertised themselves as manufacturers of nautical, mathematical and optical instruments, chronometers and watches.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

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Hamilton WW II  M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch
Hamilton WW II  M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch

Hamilton WW II M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch

By Hamilton

Located in Palm City, FL

Presented is a WW II HAMILTON Model 22, 35 size chronometer watch that was made in a non-gimbaled satin silvered metal case and with Mahogany wood protective deck case. It is recomme...

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Vintage 1940s American Clocks

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031
Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031

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H 7.5 in W 7 in D 7.5 in

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

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

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Antique 1850s Great Britain (UK) Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Unique Seth Thomas Side Wind Lever Ships Chronometer
Unique Seth Thomas Side Wind Lever Ships Chronometer

Unique Seth Thomas Side Wind Lever Ships Chronometer

By Seth Thomas Clock Company

Located in Palm City, FL

Their Nautical clocks first appeared in the 1860's and were the official US Navy Ships' clock for almost 100 years.

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Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects

Antique Marine Chronometer by John Poole, London, circa 1846
Antique Marine Chronometer by John Poole, London, circa 1846

Antique Marine Chronometer by John Poole, London, circa 1846

By John Poole

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

A fine two day marine chronometer by John Poole, London, No.1064, circa 1846. Three-tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles, decorated brass escutcheon and key t...

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Antique 1840s English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920
Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920

Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes No. 10031. Three-tier mahogany box with inset cartouche signed Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow. Inset brass carrying handles, brass escutche...

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Vintage 1920s English Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Marine Chronometer by J A Walker of Liverpool, circa 1860
Marine Chronometer by J A Walker of Liverpool, circa 1860

Marine Chronometer by J A Walker of Liverpool, circa 1860

By J. Walker

Located in Uppingham, GB

Marine chronometer J & A. Walker South Castle Street Liverpool 19th century mahogany Marine Chronometer two stage case with Bone plaques, viewing glass and flush fitting side handle...

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Two Day Marine Chronometer
Two Day Marine Chronometer

Two Day Marine Chronometer

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H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in

Two Day Marine Chronometer

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

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

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Antique 1880s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Rosewood

Early Parkinson and Frodsham Marine Chronometer
Early Parkinson and Frodsham Marine Chronometer

Early Parkinson and Frodsham Marine Chronometer

By Parkinson & Frodsham

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

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 ...

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Antique 1830s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.
Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.

Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.

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H 6.86 in W 7.29 in D 7.49 in

Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.

By Thomas Mercer Ltd 1

Located in Milan, IT

Marine chronometer signed Thomas Mercer Ltd St. Albans England, n. 17064, made in the 1940s. Mechanical hand-wound movement with power reserve of 56 hours, complete with original key...

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Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Chronometer by Johnson, London
Early 19th Century Chronometer by Johnson, London

Early 19th Century Chronometer by Johnson, London

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

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.        

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Antique Early 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow
Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow

Located in Norwich, GB

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

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century 8 Day Marine Chronometer by Frodsham and Keen
19th Century 8 Day Marine Chronometer by Frodsham and Keen

19th Century 8 Day Marine Chronometer by Frodsham and Keen

By Frodsham & Keen Liverpool

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A wonderful example of 19th century marine timekeeping, by the leading maker Frodsham in partnership with Keen, Liverpool. Housed in a super burr walnut three tier case fully brass ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A Fine Marine Chronometer by Haswell And Sons NO. 2923 With Interesting History
A Fine Marine Chronometer by Haswell And Sons NO. 2923 With Interesting History

A Fine Marine Chronometer by Haswell And Sons NO. 2923 With Interesting History

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A two day marine chronometer in the original brass bound mahogany case. Purchased by the Admiralty in 1895, it was 27th in the annual trial of chronometers at the Royal Observatory, ...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Waltham Ship's Chronometer
Waltham Ship's Chronometer

Waltham Ship's Chronometer

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H 5 in W 5 in D 5 in

Waltham Ship's Chronometer

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Waltham Ship's Chronometer, circa 1910, fine brass clock mounted on brass gimbal in double hinged mahogany case. The collector had it running but has since stopped. So the...

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270
Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270

Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270

By Victor Kullberg

Located in Norwich, GB

His balance and hairsprings were used by many chronometer makers. He also supplied many retailers and nautical opticians with complete movements.

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Antique 1870s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553
Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553

Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553

By Dent

Located in Norwich, GB

A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By Dent, London No.58553 Two day marine chronometer by Dent housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles t...

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Vintage 1910s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer
Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer

Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer

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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in

Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A rare small one day experimental marine chronometer, which was on trial in 1832 at Greenwich. It has unusual steel timing screws.

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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant
1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant

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H 5 in W 10 in D 9 in

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant

By Max Kuner

Located in Peekskill, NY

The case is signed... Max Kuner Nautical Optician, Chronometer and Watch Maker. Agent U.S.

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass Navigar Necesse Martime Nautical Ships Chronometer Box Clock
Vintage Brass Navigar Necesse Martime Nautical Ships Chronometer Box Clock

Vintage Brass Navigar Necesse Martime Nautical Ships Chronometer Box Clock

Located in Dayton, OH

Navigare Necesse Est Authentic Models desktop clock, (Amsterdam London Paris), fashioned after an original by the famous London instrument maker, John Poole. The inlaid case is solid...

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Late 20th Century British Colonial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century
Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century

Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Sewill, Estd 1800 AD, chronometer, watch & nautical instrument manufacturer, to the right honorable the lords commissioners of the admiralty."

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Vintage 1970s English More Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York
Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York

Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Negus, which manufactured and sold maritime chronometers and nautical instruments at 140 Water Street, New York City near the East River.

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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Clocks and De...

Materials

Brass

An English Mahogany 2-Day Chronometer with 24-Hour Dial, Charles Frodsham
An English Mahogany 2-Day Chronometer with 24-Hour Dial, Charles Frodsham

An English Mahogany 2-Day Chronometer with 24-Hour Dial, Charles Frodsham

By Charles Frodsham

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

10-cm engraved silvered dial with rare 24-hour Arabic numerals and silver hands signed Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London No. 3402, subsidiaries for seconds and up/down, engraved med...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

WW II Navy Nautical Deck Watch-Chronometer Waltham Clock
WW II Navy Nautical Deck Watch-Chronometer Waltham Clock

WW II Navy Nautical Deck Watch-Chronometer Waltham Clock

Located in Palm City, FL

Here is a very rare WW II Roth Brothers deck watch housed in a chronometer type case so that it is sometimes referred to in that fashion. Inside, it has an antique Waltham Crescent S...

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Vintage 1940s American Clocks

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Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

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Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bookends

Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bookends

$1,250 / set

H 7.25 in Dm 4.75 in

Italian Murano Art Glass Fruit Bookends

By Alfredo Barbini

Located in New York, NY

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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Bookends

Materials

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Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Materials

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Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey

By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited

Located in London, GB

This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...

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Thomas Webb & Sons Two-Color Cameo Vase

Thomas Webb & Sons Two-Color Cameo Vase

$18,850

H 7.5 in W 6.75 in D 3 in

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By Thomas Webb & Sons

Located in New Orleans, LA

Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...

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Materials

Glass

"Fields in Jersey"
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By Daniel Garber

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...

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English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
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English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel

Located in Forney, TX

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Brass, Iron

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

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Rare and Palatial Pair of Gilt Bronze and Malachite Seven Light Torcheres
Rare and Palatial Pair of Gilt Bronze and Malachite Seven Light Torcheres

Rare and Palatial Pair of Gilt Bronze and Malachite Seven Light Torcheres

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Rare and Palatial Pair of Mid 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Six Light Torcheres The body of baluster form above a gilt bronze mounted circular and square base, the neck m...

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Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910
Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910

Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

One large compote, one medium sized compote, pair of low compotes, 12 plates.

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Allegory of Abundance

Located in New York, NY

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19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

$42,500

H 42.5 in W 49.57 in D 28.25 in

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

Located in New Orleans, LA

This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...

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Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III

Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III

Located in New Orleans, LA

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Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock

Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock

By Winterhalder and Hofmeier

Located in Danville, CA

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Bronze

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Nautical Chronometer For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nautical chronometer for your home. Each nautical chronometer for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a nautical chronometer — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right nautical chronometer, those designed in Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one nautical chronometer that is appealing in its simplicity, but D. McGregor & Co., Dent and John Bliss & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Nautical Chronometer?

The average selling price for a nautical chronometer at 1stDibs is $10,559, while they’re typically $3,800 on the low end and $24,500 for the highest priced.

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