Types of Chronometers
- The Spring Tension Chronometer (winding Type): this chronometer employed a balance wheel and a spiral spring for regulation, instead of a pendulum
- 2-day variety
- 8-day variety (So named because of the number of days it would work after winding once. The former is more popular on merchant ships.)
- Electronic Quartz crystal chronometer: Quartz Crystal Chronometer is a clock that uses an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise frequency, so that quartz clocks are at least an order of magnitude more accurate than mechanical clocks.
Errors of chronometer
