$4,200
T. S. & J.D. Negus Two-day Break Circuit Chronometer, No. 1254, New York, c. 1860, 4-in. silvered 24-hour silvered Arabic numeral dial marked with maker's name and serial number as above, UP-DOWN indicator and seconds dial, gold hour, minute, and indicator hands, blued second hand, screw fit bezel marked U.S. Navy , two-day chain fusee movement with maintaining power, two-arm split, bi-metallic balance and helical hairspring mounted in a gimbaled brass bowl, all in a brass-bound, three-tiered rosewood box with printed instructions inside the lid, inset mother-of-pearl plaque marked BREAK CIRCUIT , two wire connection terminals and tipsey key, boxed ht. 7 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-05-04