My Pocket Watch Collection

Nice English chain-driven lever fusee "chronograph" pocket watch. 17 jewels. Dial and movement marked "Palin Nantwich & Market Drayton". Hallmarks on sterling silver case date it to ca. 1884. The watch is 55 mm in diameter and has a nice mineral crystal. Case is unengraved except for a large uninitialed shield on the back. Watch has a sweep second hand and a slide switch to start and stop the watch for calibration [a "hack" button]. These watches could be matched exactly to a more accurate watch [such as a ship's chronometer] and then "carry" that exact time to a different location.