Antiqued brass pocket watch and chain with blue velvet bag.
Pocket watches were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I during which a transitional design, trench watches, were used by the military. Pocket watches generally have an attached chain to allow them to be secured to a waistcoat, lapel, or belt loop, and to prevent them from being dropped.
Antiqued brass pocket watch and chain with blue velvet bag.
This elegant IMEX Marine barometer analyses pressure variations allowing it to predict the weather.
Replacement for the glass of the tide indicator model PM2000
Decorative brass sandglass with an acacia wood box. It runs for about 1 minute. Sizes: 5x9.5x5cm. Box: 12x6.5x6.7cm.
Nautical keychain pocket compass. Made of nickel, tied by a carabiner with a navy blue rope and mounted with a hoop.
The invention of the portable equinoctial sundial is attributed to Nicolas Rugendas, master watchmaker of German origin in 1620 and author of the oldest dial of the Augsburg type. The first portable equinoctial clocks appeared in southern Germany, during the reign of Charles V, at the beginning of the 16th century. They acquired their popularity only in...
Brass compass with dial mounted in a rosewood box with anchor motif.