Beautiful Edwardian Art Nouveau Tulip shape Mantle Clock – ca1905

Description

The Russian Chronometer No. 22017 is a historic two-day marine chronometer manufactured by NMEHN KNPOBA

This translates to “Marine Chronometer” in Russian, written as ХРОНОМЕТР МОРСКОЙ.

The additional letters “ГОСТ 8916-77” (GOST) refer to the official Soviet and Russian state manufacturing standard for precision mechanical marine timepieces.

These iconic, high-precision instruments (often branded as 6MX / 6МХ or Poljot / Полет produced by the First Moscow Watch Factory) were historically crucial for calculating longitude via celestial navigation. They are highly valued by maritime enthusiasts, museums, and collectors.

Housing: Encased in a brass bowl with a sliding winding-hole shutter, suspended on a gimbal mount. This entire assembly is nested inside a square, glazed mahogany deck box.

Silvered dial

Serving ships had at least 3 of these sometime up to 7

Earnshaws detent escapement

compensation balance

steel helical spring

Blued steel hands.

Vessel Commemoration: The box is fitted with a brass plaque inscribed “XPOHOMETP MOPCKON R OCT 8916-77”, which likely links the instrument to the specific vessel or shipping company it navigated after the war. .

Working order