Description: This Chronometer Fusee Detent pocket watch was made in 1844 according with the serial number 6511 by Arnold & Frodsham Chrometer makers. The dial of this pocket watch is made from enamel. The fusee movement has a Sprung Detent Escapement and Hellical hairpring which's make it Chronometer The movement is engraved with " J R ARNOLD CHAAS FRODSMAN 84 STRAND LONDON 6511 . Though the dial is inscribed Arnold/ Chas Frodsham/ 6511 . The hands are made from blued steel. The open face silver case has serial number 1690, a London hallmark seems to be made in 1836 accoding to the hallmark and CH mark . The watch it is in very good working condition and it's measure 49mm Charles Frodsham was born into a dynasty of clock, watch and chronometer makers in 1810. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to his father William and formed his own business in 1834. Charles later formed a partnership with John Roger Arnold and later purchased Arnolds business upon his death in 1844. Trading continued as Arnold & Frodsham Chronometer Makers for a further fourteen years, until the establishment of Charles Frodsham & Co. By the mid-1850s, Charles had established himself as one of the periods most eminent horologists, renowned for producing high-quality precision timekeeping instruments including watches, clocks, and regulators. The firm continued after his death in 1871; Charles Frodsham & Co. are the longest continuously trading firms of chronometer manufacturers in the worl
Price: 2200 GBP
Location: Alcester
End Time: 2024-12-15T15:10:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 31.99 GBP
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Item Specifics
Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
Closure: Open Face
Indices: Roman Numerals
Dial Colour: White
Year Manufactured: 1840-1849
With Papers: No
Brand: Arnold Chas Frodshman
Type: Pocket Watch
Department: Men
Case Colour: Silver
Escapement Type: Detent
With Original Box/Packaging: No
Features: 12-Hour Dial
Case Material: Silver
