MARINE CHRONOMETER MODEL 6MX, NUMBER 03339 - fully functional and works great The first gimbal bearing ship chronometer was built with a wooden casing in the 1970s/1980s in the Soviet Union with the long standard chronometer as the archetype You will receive almost exclusively the original completed product in its mahogany box (protective box No. 2 is missing) The casing, shaft ring and gimbal are made of brass. Wooden case with brass metal fittings The clock has a compensating balance wheel based on Guillaume, a cylindrical palladium coil and a diamond or later ruby endstone. The gear functions via a chain and fusee. The chronometer movement piece is completely made of brass. The face plate is matte silver-plated. The inscription on the face plate indicates the manufacturer ‘The first Moscow clock factory’. The name of the business was changed in 1991. Many chronometers made in the 1970s, however, still have this inscription, which means that the old, available face plates were used first. The case is minimally faded, also has minimal scratches and signs of use. Technical information according to manufacturer: Calibre 85, 15 stones, height of the clockwork: 39.8 mm, period of the balance wheel: 0.5 seconds, average daily deviation: -/+ 0.35 seconds/day, power reserve: 56 hours, weight: 2.2 kg, size: 320 x 260 x 234 mm