T. Bassnett Chronometer #flordastate Very nice dial with newer

Very nice dial with newer hands

Dated 2  July 1949

often found in pre-owned condition on sites like eBay for $150–$200

Built tough

Case measures 24mm by 40mm

T. Bassnett Chronometer #flordastate Very nice dial with newerA fine Victorian era marine chronometer by T. Bassnett of Liverpool, inscribed T. BASSNETT 4322 LIVERPOOL with the makers address at 10 Bath Street, Liverpool. Designed as a precision timekeeping instrument for celestial navigation, this chronometer was essential for determining longitude at sea during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Housed in a traditional brass mounted wooden box and mounted on gimbals to maintain accuracy aboard a moving vessel,