Royal Observatory Greenwich Moondial Half Hunter Pocket Watch Interest_Time This is section number ten

This is section number ten of twenty five

how offshore navigators depended on it for their lives in wild and dangerous seas until the advent of GPS – and the sextant’s vital role in the history of exploration

now preserved in dry dock at Greenwich

raids: how the indefatigable British Royal Navy ensured Napoleon's ultimate defeat Horatio Nelson's celebrated victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 presented Britain with an unprecedented command of the seas

Royal Observatory Greenwich Moondial Half Hunter Pocket Watch Interest_Time This is section number tenA chrome plated half hunter pocket watch and chain from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, with a moon phase dial. This pocket watch is one of our timepieces from Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of Greenwich Mean Time. Our exclusive Royal Observatory Greenwich Moondial Pocket Watch is part of our gift collection inspired by Time & the Prime Meridian.