Journey Record · LN-0417

Meridian 39 Field Chronometer

Custodian 2 of this timepiece: M. Rousseau, since 2 May 2019. 8 Chapters recorded.

Serial
LN 0417 / 250
Certificate
CAP-2019-0417
Manufactured
14 March 2019
Assembled in
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Chapter 01

14 March 2019

Crafted

Maker-authenticatedPublic

Assembled and regulated in Collingwood

Linn & North Atelier · MakerCollingwood, Ontario

Movement LN-C1 no. 0417 was assembled by hand, regulated across five positions over eleven days, and cased with a teal lacquer dial finished in four passes. Deviation at delivery: +2.1 seconds per day.

  • Regulation bench, plate 04
  • Timing certificate (five positions)

Chapter 02

29 March 2019

Certified

Maker-authenticatedPublic

Certificate of Authenticity & Provenance issued

Linn & North · Maker

This timepiece marks the beginning of its journey. Certificate CAP-2019-0417 issued against serial LN 0417 / 250 and sealed to the Journey record.

  • Certificate CAP-2019-0417

Chapter 03

2 May 2019

First Custodian

Maker-authenticatedPublic

Entrusted to A. Rousseau

A. Rousseau · First Custodian

Stewardship began. The first custodian recorded the object as intended for eventual transfer within the family.

Chapter 04

18 August 2021

Travel / Adventure

Personal narrativeFor Custodians Only

Six days on Georgian Bay

A. Rousseau · CustodianFranklin Island, Georgian Bay

We left Snug Harbour before light and made the crossing in flat water. The watch kept the tide table honest for six days and came home with a scratch on the caseback from the granite at Franklin Island. I have never had it polished out.

  • Morning crossing, 05:40
  • Caseback, Franklin Island
  • Note recorded on the water (1:12)

Chapter 05

11 February 2023

Service

Service-authenticatedPublic

Full service and gasket renewal

Baird & Sons, Toronto · Authorized Watchmaker

Complete disassembly, cleaning and lubrication. Mainspring and all gaskets renewed. Case left unpolished at the custodian's written instruction. Deviation after service: +1.4 seconds per day.

  • Service record SR-2023-1188

Chapter 06

3 April 2024

Family Memory

Personal narrativeFamily Vault

A letter for whoever wears this next

A. Rousseau · Custodian

Sealed by the custodian. This message will be released to the next custodian at the moment of transfer.

  • Sealed letter (1 page)

Chapter 07

12 June 2024

Custodianship Transfer

Maker-authenticatedPublic

Custodianship passed to M. Rousseau

Linn & North · Maker

Custodianship transferred from the first custodian to the second. The departing custodian elected to continue the complete Journey rather than close their chapter.

Chapter 08

21 September 2025

Personal Milestone

Personal narrativeFor Custodians Only

Worn at my daughter's naming

M. Rousseau · Custodian

Second custodian, second generation. She held the crown the whole afternoon and would not give it back.

  • September light, front room

Anything marked For Custodians Only or Family Vault is invisible on the public verification page. When custodianship changes you decide, Chapter by Chapter, what continues with the object.