T.S. & J.D. Negus, New York, two day marine chronometer, 11 jewel fusee movement with Earnshaw's escapement, freesprung, cut bimetallic balance, diamond endstone, and blued steel helical balance spring, the bottom plate with screw holes for break circuit

T.S. & J.D. Negus, New York, two day marine chronometer, 11 jewel fusee movement with Earnshaw's escapement, freesprung, cut bimetallic balance, diamond endstone, and blued steel helical balance spring, the bottom plate with screw holes for break circuit contact, seconds arbor with additional wheel for break circuit mechanism, Roman numeral silvered dial with wind indicator and gold spade and poker hands, contained in a brass bowl, serial #1909, lacking box oily, minor staining, running, dial with haze and spotting, tip of hour hand shortened, glass with scratches and a few chips, bowl and bezel tarnished, inner surface of bezel with staining, bowl with two minor dents. According to the consignor, this chronometer was recovered by his father from an abandoned Japanese vessel at the end of World War II. He left the box, as it was too bulky to carry in his backpack.