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Marine chronometer, 2-day, with Guillaume balance oversprung with helical blued steel spring. Fusee with flat steel strip. Alloy painted dial, arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6, up-and-down hand at 12. In plastic box and gimbal, cheap materials result of shortages during second world war. Oak box with glass top.
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Object details
| ID: | ZAA0090 |
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| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Marine chronometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wempe |
| Events: | World War II, 1939-1945 |
| Date made: | circa 1940-1945 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 180 x 210 x 190 mm |