Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks

Made:
1787 in London
Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks (clock movement; cross detent)

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Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks, London, c.1785. Wooden box missing. Enamel dial signed Brockbanks London. Fusee movement with peto cross-detent escapement, three-armed compensation balance. Un-numbered. Clockmakers' Museum No. 601

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3483
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), enamel and diamond
Measurements:
overall: 63 mm x 130 mm x 130 mm,
type:
clock movement and cross detent
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers