Swiss chronometer made for the Chinese market Circa 1920

Brass chronometer attributed to Ulysse Nardin
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A fine Swiss, mahogany two day marine chronometer with Guillaume’s integral balance, circa 1920. Made for the Chinese market. Attributed to Ulysse Nardin, Swiss. Marine watch with brass handles, glazed middle section, brass bowl and gimballed suspension. Matte silvered dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and power reserve indication. Blued steel spade hands.
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Gilt brass three quarter plate movement with waisted cylindrical pillars secured by polished steel screws, fourth wheel and escapement jewelled, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw spring detent escapement with jewelled locking stone, two arm Guillaume integral nickel steel and brass balance with four cylindrical weights and two meantime adjusting nuts, free sprung palladium alloy helical balance spring with terminal curves.
Dial signed in Chinese characters.
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Dimensions box: 185 × 185 × 180 mm
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Diameter: 180 mm
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Signed: No Name
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Replacements on the case, the dial is slightly oxidized.
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The movement of this chronometer can be confidently attributed to Ulysse Nardin.
A chronometer with identical movement signed Ulysse Nardin is illustrated and described in “The Time Museum Catalogue of Chronometers”, Anthony G. Randall, 1992, p. 264. Chronometers signed with Chinese characters are rare.