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Edwardian Brass Cased Ships Clock by Sewill, Liverpool
By Sewill Liverpool
Located in Norwich, GB
Liverpool from 1848-1900 Chronometer maker to the Admirilty, chronometer maker to the Royal Navy. Also
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Very Rare Large Gothic Revival Charles Frodsham Clock Maker to Queen Victoria
By Charles Frodsham
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
firm of chronometer manufacturers in the world. In January 2018, the firm launched a new chronometer
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Walnut

Very Rare Rolex Ref. 1530 , Color Change Dial
By Rolex
Located in Munich, DE
One of the rarest watches made by Rolex. Chronometer self-winding inside the case Rolex later used
Category

20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern More Clocks

Very Rare Rolex Ref. 1630 Automatic Movement in Quartz Case
By Rolex
Located in Munich, DE
One of the rarest watches made by Rolex. Chronometer self-winding inside the case Rolex later used
Category

20th Century Swiss Space Age More Clocks

A Twin Fusee Bracket Clock By Dent
By Dent
Located in Amersham, GB
created precision chronometers to navigate the Royal Navy and guide some of the most intrepid explorers on
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Antique Early 1900s English High Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Waterfall Decoration
Located in London, GB
timekeepers until 1799, whereupon each partner went his own way. He was a expert on Mudge chronometers, being
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Hemipode Automatic Chronograph by Marc Newson for Ikepod
By Marc Newson
Located in Weesp, NL
Chronometer movement with GMT function at 6 o'clock. Black face with black counters. Monocogue stainless steel
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1990s Swiss More Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Unique and Fine Mid 19th-Century Travelling Clock by Arnold and Dent
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
John Roger Arnold (1769-1843) was the son of the eminent chronometer maker, John Arnold. He was
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Antique 19th Century English Régence Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Ebony

Victorian Library Burr Pollard Oak Library Bookcase Drop Front Secretaire Desk
By Reid and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Reid & Sons sent a number of marine chronometers for trial at Greenwich, coming second in 1844. On
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Single Fusee Skeleton Timepiece By Richard Webster
By Richard Webster
Located in Amersham, GB
Cornhill. Richard Webster was chronometer maker to the Admiralty and to the East India Company. Under
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Antique 1830s English William IV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Breguet Neveu Compagnie à Paris. Grande Sonnerie Striking Carriage Clock
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Savannah, GA
chronometer escapement and remontoire. The dial stamped: BREGUET Backplate stamped: Breguet Neveu & Com. ie n
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Antique 1840s French Neoclassical Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique George III Mahogany Striking Bracket Clock by George Margetts, London
By George Margetts
Located in Devon, GB
. He was known for his complex astronomical watches, clocks and chronometers. Examples of his clocks
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Antique 1780s English George III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

A Miniature Skeleton Alarm Clock by Victor Athanase Pierret
By Victor Athanase Pierret
Located in Amersham, GB
ship’s chronometers, chronometer escapements with temperature compensation and night light clocks with
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Antique 1850s French Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Brass Sextant Signed W.R Williams Dock St. Newport from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
custom-made support base. W.R.Williams, chronometer and watch maker, 56 Dock Street, Newport was one of
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Antique 1850s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Manatee by Marc Newson for Ikepod
By Marc Newson
Located in Weesp, NL
Manatee chronometer, case signed Ikepod Watch Co., Marc Newson Design. Watch is New Old Stock, has not
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1990s Swiss Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

William IV / Early Victorian Eight-Day Mahogany Table Clock, by Widenham, London
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
chronometer maker in London. At a young age he won the Greenwich Premium Trials in 1825. In 1830 he worked at
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlay Antique Mantel Clock by Webster, Cornhill
Located in Devon, GB
generations are known to also have made a small number of marine chronometers.
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Antique 1820s British Clocks

Antique English Regency Frodsham Mahogany Bracket Clock and Shelf, circa 1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
chronometer maker at 33, Gracechurch Street, London moving there in 1825 having taken over the firm following
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Antique 19th Century English Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Very Rare English Carriage Clock Signed Brockbank Atkins London
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
for producing quality chronometers, but they also made all sorts of domestic clocks, as this very
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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Carriage Clocks and Travel ...

Materials

Brass

English Height Adjustable Piano Stool
Located in Southampton, GB
supplied sextants and chronometers to ships coming into the Thames. Hughes traded at 59 Fenchurch St
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20th Century British Stools

Materials

Metal

19th Century Equinoctial Pocket Sundial in Original Case, Signed V. Simalvico
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
chronometers. It should be noted that English pocket sundials from the period are extremely rare and this is a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver, Brass

Samuel Marti Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
, inventions and improvements by Le Roys particularly marine chronometers. It is in excellent clean and running
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Important Regency Period Mahogany Case Musical Organ Clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
chronometers London.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency More Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Brass Eight Day Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock by Drocourt
Located in London, GB
was the chronometer maker to the Admiralty and maker of the great clock at Westminster Palace, Big Ben
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Antique 1880s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

American Cartoon red Betty Boo fiberglass sculpture , 70s
By Paramount Pictures
Located in Valladolid, ES
Human, she appears portraying the time chronometer, in the style of Old West films. In August 1932, the
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

The Royal Exchange Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
detent escapement and modernizations of marine chronometers, this task was a rare and deeply personal
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Antique Early 19th Century English Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal, Bronze

French Annular Clock by Leroy Cie
By LeRoy
Located in New Orleans, LA
conquered problems of timing at sea and presented King Louis XV with a chronometer timepiece that won him
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Boudoir Clock by Achille Brocot
By Charles Frodsham, Achille Brocot
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Frodsham & Co which remains in existence as the longest continuously trading firm of chronometer makers in
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock Signed Ferdinand Berthoud
By Ferdinand Berthoud
Located in Kittery Point, ME
marine chronometer (sent for trial in 1761) and in 1764 was appointed a member of the Royal Society
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

1875s Brass Sextant Signed Negus New York Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
States Navy conducted one-year sea trials testing 47 chronometers, of the twelve accepted , 8 belonged to
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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Royal Worcester Coffee Set Silver gilt spoons x 6 Cased 1915
Located in London, GB
velvet and satin interiors stamped Chronometer Makers to the Admiralty J. W. Long Co, Goldsmiths
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Vintage 1910s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Waltham Ship s Chronometer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Waltham Ship's Chronometer, circa 1910, fine brass clock mounted on brass gimbal in double
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Marine Chronometer By Wempe
Located in Amersham, GB
A Chronometerwerke Hamburg type 5 two day marine chronometer by Wempe numbered 5077. The free
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A rare small one day experimental marine chronometer, which was on trial in 1832 at Greenwich. It
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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Fine Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed Charles Frodsham
By Charles Frodsham
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Sturdy English Two-Day Marine Chronometer Made by the Renowned Maker Charles Frodsham, c. 1860
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and decorative mahogany cased 'Nelson' chronometer compendium by the renowned
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Vintage 1970s English More Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553
By Dent
Located in Norwich, GB
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By Dent, London No.58553 Two day marine chronometer by Dent
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Vintage 1910s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270
By Victor Kullberg
Located in Norwich, GB
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270 c,1870 Three tier mahogany box
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Antique 1870s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A Rare 2 Day Marine Chronometer By George Hedger
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a 2 day chronometer in the original 3 tier mahogany and brass bound case by
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1980s German Chrome Circular Chronometer Quartz Wall Clock by Wempe
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Chronometer wall clock by Wempe of Oldenburg, Germany. Chromed brass case with convex glass to
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Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Brass Navigar Necesse Martime Nautical Ships Chronometer Box Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
Navigare Necesse Est Authentic Models desktop clock, (Amsterdam London Paris), fashioned after an original by the famous London instrument maker, John Poole. The inlaid case is solid...
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Rare Mahogany Cased Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent of London No.51958
By Dent
Located in Devon, GB
A rare two day chronometer by the celebrated firm of Dent, with their patent staple balance and
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S J. D Negus New York
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Classic beautifully produced mid-19th century American chronometer in a three-tier rosewood case
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Clocks and De...

Materials

Brass

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant
By Max Kuner
Located in Peekskill, NY
case is signed... Max Kuner Nautical Optician, Chronometer and Watch Maker. Agent U.S. Government
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

The Ohio Advertising Display for Rolex, Wall Clock
By Rolex, Ohio Advertising Display Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Ohio Advertising Display for Rolex, Wall Clock USA, circa 1965, Inscribed 'Rolex Chronometer
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal

Late Century Lilley Gillie Chromed Brass Wall Clock Beveled Glass Marine Dial
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
manufacturing marine instruments such as chronometers, clocks, sextants and clinometers etc since 1820 and still
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Vintage 1970s English Industrial Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Chrome

jaeger alarm clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
world's smallest wristwatch with the most complications and a chronometer with a perpetual movement. Today
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Jaeger-LeCoultre Art Deco Barometer
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
most complications and a chronometer equipped with a perpetual movement. Today, Jaeger-LeCoultre offers
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

A Miniature Skeleton Mantel Clock By Victor Athanase Pierret
By Victor Athanase Pierret
Located in Amersham, GB
pendulum clocks with and without calender indicator, cases for ship’s chronometers, chronometer escapements
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Antique 1850s French Industrial Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century English Black Slate/ Marble Mantel Clock by James Moore French
By Santiago James Moore French
Located in Madrid, ES
the 1820s he diversified into marine chronometers, one of which was used on Charles Darwin's famous
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Antique Early 19th Century English Mantel Clocks

Materials

Slate, Brass

Jaeguer Le coultre Atmos table clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
with the most complications and a chronometer with a perpetual movement. Today, Jaeger-LeCoultre offers
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

WW1 American Army Officer Pocket Brass Magnetic Compass Antique Scientific Tool
Located in Milan, IT
observatory. In 1911 a chronometer produced by the company is chosen by the United States, Canada and United
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Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass for the American Army Officers WWI by Waltham
Located in Milan, IT
chronometer produced by the company is chosen by the United States, Canada and United Kingdom for naval fleets
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Vintage 1910s American Scientific Instruments

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XVI
Located in Warsaw, PL
. Berthoud is considered one of the fathers of the marine chronometer. He became a master clockmaker in Paris
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Naval Navigational Octant by Crichton London in Original Case
Located in Nantucket, MA
interior bears a period paper label from the Chronometer Maker and Ship Chandler "DeMorv Gray & W.D. Alder
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Antique 1830s English Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid Century Chelsea Desk Clock Electronometer Chinoiserie Bronze Frame
By Chelsea Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chelsea insignia. While Chelsea is widely known for its precision marine chronometers and traditional
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

English Made Brass Cased Explorers Compass for Peter Orr, Madras, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
watch and chronometer maker, while Alexander was a lawyer in Edinburgh. The brothers arrived in Madras
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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Chronometers For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of chronometers for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct chronometers — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Chronometers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Chronometers made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. Parkinson Frodsham, Patek Philippe and A. Lange Söhne each produced beautiful chronometers that are worth considering.

How Much are Chronometers?

Chronometers can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $8,431, while the lowest priced sells for $453 and the highest can go for as much as $24,500.
Questions About Chronometers
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    John Harrison invented the marine chronometer. He was born in 1693 in Foulby in the United Kingdom, and was a carpenter who taught himself clockmaking. Shop a variety of authentic marine chronometers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, marine chronometers are exceptionally accurate. Due to being the most accurate mechanical clock that is still portable, marine chronometers are often maintained on ships as a backup navigation device. Shop an array of marine chronometers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.