⭕ DENT Of LONDON MARINE CHRONOMETER FUSEE MOVEMENT C1843

DENT HAVE A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION OF BEING THE
ROLLS-ROYCE
or
BENTLEY
OF THE ENGLISH WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS

THIS TIME-PIECE IS IN A WONDERFUL WORKING CONDITION



DENT ALSO MADE PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS CLOCK IN THE WORLD

THE GREAT CLOCK FOR THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

FAMILIARLY KNOWN AS


-BIG BEN-


THE WEBSITE BELOW GIVES YOU AN IN DEPTH HISTORY OF THE DENT COMPANY

http://www.dentlondon.com/about/history.php


HERE IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A TIMEPIECE THAT IS FAST BECOMING INCREASINGLY HARD TO FIND IN SUCH CONDITION

NESTLING IN ITS ORIGINAL MAHOGANY CASE WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL

DENT of LONDON

MARINE 2 DAY FUSEE MOVEMENT CHRONOMETER


THE CASE ITSELF MEASURES :-


6.125(155mm)
WIDE

X

6.375(161mm)
TALL

X

6.125(155mm)
DEEP


IT ALSO HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL BRASS FITTINGS

THERE ARE A FEW SURFACE MARKS HERE & THERE CERTAINLY NOTHING HORRENDOUS WHICH IS ONLY TO BE EXPECTED AS IT IS

167 YEARS OF AGE

THE TOP LID HAS A BRASS PUSH BUTTON THAT WHEN OPENED EXPOSES A GLASS INTERNAL INSPECTION PANEL


THE LOCK IS ORIGINAL AND HAS ITS BRASS ESCUTCHEON, THE KEY HOWEVER IS AN OLD REPLACEMENT BUT STILL WORKS

THE ORIGINAL KEY WORKS VERY WELL IN THE WINDING UP PROCESS, HOWEVER DUE TO THE YEARS OF USE IT IS A LITTLE WORN AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF IT WHICH IS USED TO TURN THE HANDS CLOCKWISE ONLY AND PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR FINGERS. WE HAVE PURCHASED A LATER KEY TO USE TO SET THE TIME ON THE CENTRE SPINDLE

THE CHRONOMETER ITSELF IS A 2 DAY MOVEMENT THAT WE HAVE JUST HAD LOVINGLY RE-STORED/ SERVICED TO FULL WORKING ORDER & REGULATED BY ONE OF ONLY A FEW PEOPLE IN ENGLAND CAPABLE OF SUCH WORK.

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