Lot 1159
A VERY INTERESTING LATE 18TH CENTURY SILVER CASED POCKET CHRONOMETER BY THOMAS EARNSHAW
the white enamel dial signed Thomas Earnshaw Inv.t. et Fecit No. 502, the movement is further signed and numbered, also signed London 2841, the silver watch case is hallmarked for London 1800, the outer original pair case is missing, the watch is fitted with his Earnshaw Spring Detent escapement with fused bi-metallic three-arm balance wheel with 'sugar tongs'-temperature compensation, 50mm dia
The watch by repute belonged to Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Henry Cadogan (26 February 1780-21 June 1813) a British Army officer who served and died during the Peninsular War at the Battle of Vittoria. This is mentioned in a handwritten note with the watch
