Marine Chronometer Made By Dobbie McInnes & Clyde Ltd.

This timepiece was probably made in collaboration with the horological center of Glashütter Uhren-Betriebe (GUB), in Sachsen near Dresden, Germany, who continued to depend on English movements up to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The movement serial number is 9745 and the case is numbered 7279. The mechanism contains a single chain fusee movement with spring-detent escapement to control the output of the spring barrel. Silvered dial and brass case attached to gimbals, winding key and gimbals' lock. 56 hour power reserve with winding indicator (up-down dial). The chronometer is enclosed in a cube shaped mahogany box (19 cm) with brass fittings. The makers, Dobbie McInnes Co. traces their roots back to the turn of the century when shipbuilding on the Clyde was thriving. They were appointed as ‘Instrument Makers and contractors to the British Admiralty’ producing accurate chronometers to calculate longitudes. Having offices in South Shield London, Glasgow & Liverpool. Provenance: From the private collection of Dr. A.N. Gilai