Ulysse Nardin

Ulysse Nardin Royal Navy

A fine deck lever chronometer of the Royal Navy - Chronometer Section Hydrographic Department Ministry of Defence - in a mahogany box estimated 800 — 1.500 € Current bid 1.100 €2 bids 2 bidders specific features Case Sterling silver · glazed bezel · screw back · military engraving "H.S. 2" and "broad arrow" · punch mark "FFBA" (Fédération des Fabricants de boites argent) · hinged mahogany box. Very good. Dial Enamel, numbered 123099. Very good. Movement Bridge movement, indirect centre seconds, lever escapement, screw compensation balance. Very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended. Movm no. 123099 Case no. 619160 Cal. 22 Diam. 56 mm Circa 1942 Ctry. Switzerland Original box This classic deck chronometer features an intricate fine regulation as well as an unusual fitted bridge for the indirect sweep seconds and is in outstanding condition. This watch comes from Konrad Knirim's extensive collection of military timepieces The Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty was established by Order-in-Council in 1795 for the purpose of supplying up-to-date charts and hydrographic information to ships of the Royal Navy, in the first instance from a mass of undigested material accumulated at the Admiralty. In 1809 the Department also became responsible for supplying the fleet with chronometers. Through the nineteenth century the scope of the Department was steadily expanded until by the 1880s Great Britain became the first nation to offer a world coverage of charts and sailing directions on sale to shipping of all nations. Source: Royal Museums Greenwich