Fine English 18 carat gold open faced chronometer Circa 1874

Gold pocket chronometer
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A very fine English pocket chronometer made by royal watchmaker Frederick Dent in London, England, circa 1874. The numbered, open faced case of this watch, which was crafted from 18 carat gold, has a coined band and an engine turned back. The numbered white enamel dial has Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and blued steel hands. The numbered movement has an exquisite spring detent chronometer escapement and a diamond endstone.
Case, dial and movement have matching numbers, dial and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 110 g
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Signed: F. Dent Watchmaker to the Queen London
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Dent
Frederick Dent took over Edward John Dent’s business after he died in 1853 and continued it successfully. Like Edward John, Frederick was entitled to use the title “royal watchmaker”. Edward John Dent received royal permission to work as an official watchmaker for Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince of Wales, as early as 1841, a permission which was extended until the reign of George V. The Russian Emperors Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II, and the Japanese Emperor Meiji also granted Dent royal licences.