Original Wempe Hamburg 2-day Marine Chronometer Clock No.8785 – Chain Fusee Box & Key

Original Wempe Hamburg 2-day Marine Chronometer Clock No.8785 – Chain Fusee Box & Key Extremely good chronometer Inner and outer box Silvered dial Serving ships had at least 3 of these sometime up to 7 2-Day movement Earnshaws detent escapement compensation balance steel helical spring Blued steel hands. Original mahogany case German made Dial is signed Chronometerwerke Wempe Hamburg Working order A very fine & historically fascinating mahogany and brass-lined Wempe Hamburg two-day marine chronometer. Dial The 101mm. silvered engraved brass dial has Roman chapters with outer minute track, blued steel hands, the centre is signed Chronometerwerke Wempe Hamburg. With up-and-down sector beneath Xii calibrated 0-48 and seconds ring at Vi engraved both with blued steel hands. Movement The full-plate movement has well spotted plates with four ring-turned pillars secured with blued steel screws at the top plate which is further engraved chain fusee and spring barrel, the escapement with cut bimetallic balance with circular heat compensation weights, palladium helical balance spring and Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement with jewelled locking stone.