English silver consular cased pocket chronometer Circa 1818

Fine silver consular cased pocket chronometer
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An English fine silver consular cased pocket chronometer, circa 1818, gilded full plate movement, Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement, plain balance cock, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with segmental weights, blued steel helical spring with adjustable stud fixing on separate cock, diamond endstone, signed Willm. Goffe, Falmouth.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, large subsidiary seconds with Arabic numerals, blued steel skeletonized spade hands, signed and numbered Wm. Goffe, Falmouth.
Silver consular case, the hinged back opening to reveal fixed cuvette with winding aperture, engine turned bezel and back, Regency pendant with a pusher to release back, fixed cuvette and hinged back with maker’s mark JD for James Dow.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Signed: Willm. Goffe Falmouth
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The dial of this watch has clearly been designed for marine use with its bold numerals, large subsidiary seconds and well-defined minute ring. Loomes, in Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, lists William Goffe as active between c.1800 and c.1825. Falmouth being a relatively important port must have given Goffe the potential for access to a broad clientele. Goffe is listed together with some of his watch numbers and dates by Tony Mercer in Chronometer Makers of the World, revised edition.