Grant Fleet Street London Pocket Chronometer No. 2205
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1790–1810
According to the source, this pocket chronometer features an early English movement made by Grant of Fleet Street, London, marked with serial number 2205 and marketed by Coward & Co. of Cornwall.
Dating circa 1790–1810, it is housed in a later 63mm 18K yellow gold open-faced case created by case maker Martin Matthews and hallmarked in 1973. The white enamel dial features a regulator layout with a subdial for hours and minutes above an oversized subsidiary seconds subdial.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Pocket chronometer
- Retailer
- Coward & Co. of Cornwall
- Case Maker
- Martin Matthews (hallmarked 1973)
- Escapement
- Chronometer detent escapement
- Serial Number
- 2205
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Maker and Location
- Grant of Fleet Street, London
- Maker / attribution
- Grant
- Case Dimensions and Material
- 63mm, 18K yellow gold
Design
- Visible features
- • Open-face polished yellow gold case with extended neck and stirrup bow. • White enamel dial configured with two subsidiary registers aligned vertically. • Upper subdial features black Roman numerals and tracks for hours and minutes. • Lower oversized subsidiary dial is calibrated for seconds with Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals. • Blued steel subsidiary seconds hand and metallic hour and minute hands. • Dial signed across the center: 'GRANT Fleet Street' on the left and 'London No. 2205' on the right.
- Dial Configuration
- The white enamel dial displays a regulator-style layout with two vertically aligned subsidiary registers. The upper register tracks hours and minutes using Roman numerals, while the lower, oversized register is calibrated for seconds using Arabic numerals at ten-second intervals. The dial bears the signature 'GRANT Fleet Street' on the left side and 'London No. 2205' on the right side. The timepiece features metallic hour and minute hands paired with a blued steel seconds hand.
- Case and Restoration
- The chronometer is housed in a 63mm open-faced 18K yellow gold case. This is identified as a later case, recreated by custom watch case maker Martin Matthews. The case features an extended neck and stirrup bow and is hallmarked 1973. The source states the original movement was placed in this case as part of a restoration.
- Movement and Identity
- The movement is attributed to Grant of Fleet Street, London, and marked with serial number 2205. The source describes the movement as having a chronometer detent escapement. The provided source contains contradictory information regarding the geographical origin of the piece, referring to it as 'early English horology' in the description while also labeling it a 'Swiss Pocket Chronometer' in the details list.
Identification
- Serial number
- 2205
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: The seller's description notes the piece as an example of early English horology by Grant of London, but also includes a contradictory bullet stating 'Swiss Pocket Chronometer'.
- Research required: Movement and interior case hallmarks are not visible in the provided image; details rely on source documentation.