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William Haddack, Bath, Nr 1202, circa 1822

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An early 19th Century English chronometer by Pennington in a gold consular case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, Pennington compensation balance with blue steel arms. Freesprung helical blue steel hairspring. Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement with adjustable dovetailed foot. Gold dial with engine turned centre, subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals on a matted ground. Blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Plain 18 carat consular case, maker's mark "LC". Signed: Wm Haddack Bath, Hallmarked London 1822. William Haddack was a leading retailer of the time who appears to have chosen high quality makers. Casemaker Louis Comptesse.

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