Skip to main content

Nautical Chronometer

Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York
Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York

Two Day Marine Chronometer, John Bliss, New York

By John Bliss & Co.

Located in Norwich, GB

A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By John Bliss and Co, New York. No.3068 Two day marine chromometer by John Bliss and Co housed in a beautiful three tier brass bound box with brass...

Category

Antique 1890s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931
Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931

Two Day Marine Chronometer, G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No.1931

Located in Norwich, GB

A fine two Day Marine Chronometer by G.H & C Gowland, Sunderland No. 1931 Two day marine chromometer by G.H & C Gowland housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box ...

Category

Antique 1870s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Chronometer Clock J. Sewill Liverpool Marine Royal Navy Box
Antique Chronometer Clock J. Sewill Liverpool Marine Royal Navy Box

Antique Chronometer Clock J. Sewill Liverpool Marine Royal Navy Box

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Sewill, Liverpool & London” Roman numerals for the hours Outer minute track Up-and-down power reserve indicator Large subsidiary seconds dial Blued steel hands and finely executed en...

Category

Antique 1880s Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor
Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor

Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor

By D. McGregor & Co. 1

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

They advertised themselves as manufacturers of nautical, mathematical and optical instruments, chronometers and watches.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Hamilton WW II  M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch
Hamilton WW II  M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch

Hamilton WW II M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch

By Hamilton

Located in Palm City, FL

Presented is a WW II HAMILTON Model 22, 35 size chronometer watch that was made in a non-gimbaled satin silvered metal case and with Mahogany wood protective deck case. It is recomme...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Clocks

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031
Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031

Unavailable

H 7.5 in W 7 in D 7.5 in

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes. No. 10031

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

Marine chronometer by Dobbie McInnes No. 10031 Three-tier mahogany box with inset cartouche signed Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow. Inset brass carrying handles, brass escutcheo...

Category

Antique 1850s Great Britain (UK) Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Unique Seth Thomas Side Wind Lever Ships Chronometer
Unique Seth Thomas Side Wind Lever Ships Chronometer

Unique Seth Thomas Side Wind Lever Ships Chronometer

By Seth Thomas Clock Company

Located in Palm City, FL

Their Nautical clocks first appeared in the 1860's and were the official US Navy Ships' clock for almost 100 years.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects

Antique Marine Chronometer by John Poole, London, circa 1846
Antique Marine Chronometer by John Poole, London, circa 1846

Antique Marine Chronometer by John Poole, London, circa 1846

By John Poole

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

A fine two day marine chronometer by John Poole, London, No.1064, circa 1846. Three-tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles, decorated brass escutcheon and key t...

Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920
Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920

Antique Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnis, Glasgow, circa 1920

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes No. 10031. Three-tier mahogany box with inset cartouche signed Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow. Inset brass carrying handles, brass escutche...

Category

Vintage 1920s English Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Marine Chronometer by J A Walker of Liverpool, circa 1860
Marine Chronometer by J A Walker of Liverpool, circa 1860

Marine Chronometer by J A Walker of Liverpool, circa 1860

By J. Walker

Located in Uppingham, GB

Marine chronometer J & A. Walker South Castle Street Liverpool 19th century mahogany Marine Chronometer two stage case with Bone plaques, viewing glass and flush fitting side handle...

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer

Vacheron Constantin Chronometer

Sold

H 2.75 in W 4.5 in D 5.75 in

Vacheron Constantin Chronometer

By Vacheron Constantin

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptionally rare and important precision chronometer, or deck watch, was crafted by the famed Vacheron Constantin. One of the most accurate instruments ever created for measur...

Category

20th Century Swiss Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Two Day Marine Chronometer
Two Day Marine Chronometer

Two Day Marine Chronometer

Sold

H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in

Two Day Marine Chronometer

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A two day marine chronometer by Batty and sons, Manchester housed in a brass bound rosewood case with gimbals , all retaining the original lacquer. The two day movement of fine qua...

Category

Antique 1880s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Rosewood

Early Parkinson and Frodsham Marine Chronometer
Early Parkinson and Frodsham Marine Chronometer

Early Parkinson and Frodsham Marine Chronometer

By Parkinson & Frodsham

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A rare early 19th century two day marine chronometer by Parkinson and Frodsham number 1002 This chronometer has been in the same family for over 100 years and is in the original ...

Category

Antique 1830s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.
Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.

Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.

Sold

H 6.86 in W 7.29 in D 7.49 in

Marine Chronometer Signed Thomas Mercer Ltd.

By Thomas Mercer Ltd 1

Located in Milan, IT

Marine chronometer signed Thomas Mercer Ltd St. Albans England, n. 17064, made in the 1940s. Mechanical hand-wound movement with power reserve of 56 hours, complete with original key...

Category

Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Chronometer by Johnson, London
Early 19th Century Chronometer by Johnson, London

Early 19th Century Chronometer by Johnson, London

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A lovely example of a small early 19th century two day marine chronometer by Johnson, London. In a brass bound mahogany three-tier case and housed in brass gimbals.        

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow
Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow

Marine Chronometer by Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow

Located in Norwich, GB

Marine chronometer by Dobbie McInnes No. 10031 Three-tier mahogany box with inset cartouche signed Dobbie McInnes Ltd 10031, Glasgow. Inset brass carrying handles, brass escutcheo...

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century 8 Day Marine Chronometer by Frodsham and Keen
19th Century 8 Day Marine Chronometer by Frodsham and Keen

19th Century 8 Day Marine Chronometer by Frodsham and Keen

By Frodsham & Keen Liverpool

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A wonderful example of 19th century marine timekeeping, by the leading maker Frodsham in partnership with Keen, Liverpool. Housed in a super burr walnut three tier case fully brass ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A Fine Marine Chronometer by Haswell And Sons NO. 2923 With Interesting History
A Fine Marine Chronometer by Haswell And Sons NO. 2923 With Interesting History

A Fine Marine Chronometer by Haswell And Sons NO. 2923 With Interesting History

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A two day marine chronometer in the original brass bound mahogany case. Purchased by the Admiralty in 1895, it was 27th in the annual trial of chronometers at the Royal Observatory, ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Waltham Ship's Chronometer
Waltham Ship's Chronometer

Waltham Ship's Chronometer

Sold

H 5 in W 5 in D 5 in

Waltham Ship's Chronometer

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Waltham Ship's Chronometer, circa 1910, fine brass clock mounted on brass gimbal in double hinged mahogany case. The collector had it running but has since stopped. So the...

Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270
Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270

Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270

By Victor Kullberg

Located in Norwich, GB

His balance and hairsprings were used by many chronometer makers. He also supplied many retailers and nautical opticians with complete movements.

Category

Antique 1870s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553
Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553

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 housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles t...

Category

Vintage 1910s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer
Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer

Arnold and Dent Marine Chronometer

Sold

H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in

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 has unusual steel timing screws.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant
1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant

Sold

H 5 in W 10 in D 9 in

1930s Max Kuner Nautical Sextant

By Max Kuner

Located in Peekskill, NY

The case is signed... Max Kuner Nautical Optician, Chronometer and Watch Maker. Agent U.S.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass Navigar Necesse Martime Nautical Ships Chronometer Box Clock
Vintage Brass Navigar Necesse Martime Nautical Ships Chronometer Box Clock

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...

Category

Late 20th Century British Colonial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century
Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century

Mahogany Cased Sewills Sealord Nelson Chronometer Compendium, 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Sewill, Estd 1800 AD, chronometer, watch & nautical instrument manufacturer, to the right honorable the lords commissioners of the admiralty."

Category

Vintage 1970s English More Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York
Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York

Fine American Two Day Marine Chronometer, Signed T. S & J. D Negus New York

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Negus, which manufactured and sold maritime chronometers and nautical instruments at 140 Water Street, New York City near the East River.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Clocks and De...

Materials

Brass

An English Mahogany 2-Day Chronometer with 24-Hour Dial, Charles Frodsham
An English Mahogany 2-Day Chronometer with 24-Hour Dial, Charles Frodsham

An English Mahogany 2-Day Chronometer with 24-Hour Dial, Charles Frodsham

By Charles Frodsham

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

10-cm engraved silvered dial with rare 24-hour Arabic numerals and silver hands signed Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London No. 3402, subsidiaries for seconds and up/down, engraved med...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

WW II Navy Nautical Deck Watch-Chronometer Waltham Clock
WW II Navy Nautical Deck Watch-Chronometer Waltham Clock

WW II Navy Nautical Deck Watch-Chronometer Waltham Clock

Located in Palm City, FL

Here is a very rare WW II Roth Brothers deck watch housed in a chronometer type case so that it is sometimes referred to in that fashion. Inside, it has an antique Waltham Crescent S...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Clocks

People Also Browsed

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral

By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel

Located in Forney, TX

A visually striking smaller scale vintage WWII era maritime salvage ship's binnacle pedestal with compass by Sestrel Henry Browne & Son. circa 1940s The beautifully aged heavily pa...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

$42,500

H 42.5 in W 49.57 in D 28.25 in

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

Located in New Orleans, LA

This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian
Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian

Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian

$1,689Sale Price|20% Off

H 4.93 in W 13.19 in D 11.82 in

Antique Cased Octant, Scottish, Ebony, Navigation Instrument, Sextant, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique cased octant. A Scottish, ebony navigational instrument, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850. Appealing navigation instrument with fascinating display inte...

Category

Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ebony, Walnut

A Fine Early 19th Century Marine Chronometer By Parkinson And Frodsham
A Fine Early 19th Century Marine Chronometer By Parkinson And Frodsham

A Fine Early 19th Century Marine Chronometer By Parkinson And Frodsham

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

An early 19th century 2 day marine chronometer by Parkinson and Frodsham, London. Numbered on the brass bound mahogany 3 tier box, and the dial 1769. Beautifully signed on the moveme...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch

Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch

By Vacheron Constantin

Located in London, GB

Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch Swiss-made, October 2001, Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm Open: height 9cm, width 13cm, d...

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond
Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond

$6,658

H 35 in W 2.5 in D 8.5 in

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond

By Dollond, London

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A bow-front marine barometer by John Dollond It is of slender cylindrical form with a silvered register plate enclosed by a hinged thermometer flap and mounted on a plain shaft. The ...

Category

Antique 1820s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century 2 Day Marine Chronometer by James McCabe, No. 199
Early 19th Century 2 Day Marine Chronometer by James McCabe, No. 199

Early 19th Century 2 Day Marine Chronometer by James McCabe, No. 199

By James McCabe

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

Number 199, a two day marine chronometer by James McCabe, London, beautifully signed and numbered on the dial and movement, and the number on the bottom of the bowl. In a three part ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Nautical Chronometer", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Nautical Chronometer For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nautical chronometer for your home. Each nautical chronometer for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a nautical chronometer — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right nautical chronometer, those designed in Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one nautical chronometer that is appealing in its simplicity, but D. McGregor & Co., Dent and John Bliss & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Nautical Chronometer?

The average selling price for a nautical chronometer at 1stDibs is $10,559, while they’re typically $3,800 on the low end and $24,500 for the highest priced.

Read More