WATCH, POCKET
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SIDERAL CHRONOGRAPH STEM WINDING
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- SILVER, GLASS, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19694567000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SIDERAL CHRONOGRAPH STEM WINDING
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- SILVER, GLASS, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 8.5
- Diameter
- 5.7
- Description
- SERIAL #T9040. STEM WINDING WATCH. "WARRANTED TRADE MARK NO. 1 MARK COIN SILVER 'STAR'. T9040" STAMP MARK INSIDE HINGED COVER. "HAMPDEN WATCH CO." ON FACE OF CLOCK ROMAN NUMERALS. HINGED GLASS FACE OPENS AND CLOSES.
- Subjects
- TIMEKEEPING T&E
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- THE WATCH WHICH BELONGED TO MY FATHER IS A SIDERAL CHRONOGRAPH. IT WAS USEDIN DETERMINING APPROXIMATE LONGITUDE IN HIS EARLY SURVEYS IN WESTERN CANADA. AS LONGITUDE IS COMPUTED FROM STAR TIME AND NOT SUN TIME, THESE WATCHES RUN ABOUT 4 MINUTES PER DAY FASTER THAN AN ORDINARY WATCH.
- Catalogue Number
- P19694567000
- Acquisition Date
- 1969-08
- Collection
- Museum
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