French chronometer with 36 hour power reserve Circa 1890

Torpedo boat chronometer
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A rare, high quality French torpedo boat chronometer with 36 hour power reserve in a mahogany box, circa 1890. Brass movement, chain and fusee, a spring detent chronometer escapement, chronometer balance with four screws and two sliding weights, cylindrical balance spring. Silver plated dial with Roman hours, an outer minute track, power reserve indication at 12 o’clock, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and spade & whip hands. Dial signed and numbered, case and movement numbered.
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Dimensions: 103 x 124 x 73 mm
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Signed: L. Leroy & Cie