Two-day marine chronometer

A two-day marine chronometer in a three-tier box with gimballed bowl, up-and-down indicator and subsidiary seconds.

Height

178 mm

Width

186 mm

Depth

186 mm

Weight

3.92 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurement, confirmed at inspection

Materials

Brass movement and bowl, silvered dial, rosewood box

Condition

Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Verified

Condition notes

Running. Box has a replaced lid hinge. Dial has light hairline cracking near VII.

Marks and inscriptions

Dial: “J. AINSLEY · Liverpool · No. ••••”.

Said to have been carried aboard a coastal steamer serving Mombasa and Zanzibar in the 1890s. Purchased by Peter Fernandes at a Mombasa estate sale in 1986.

1. c. 1865–1872
   J. Ainsley Manufacture · Liverpool, United Kingdom

   Period estimated from the movement and the maker’s numbering.

   EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
2. 1890s
   Coastal steamer (name not recorded) Note · Mombasa–Zanzibar

   Family tradition holds that the chronometer was used aboard a coastal steamer.

   Unverified claimSource: Oral account
3. 1986
   Peter Fernandes Sale · Mombasa

   Bought at an estate sale.

   Applicant-submittedSource: Auction receipt
4. 2021
   Peter Fernandes Registration · Mombasa

   Entered on the register.

   Verified

Acquired by current custodian

Purchased, 1986Applicant-submitted

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.