The new technology was initially so expensive that not all ships carried chronometers, as illustrated by the fateful last journey of the East Indiaman Arniston, shipwrecked with the loss of 372 lives.
Uusi teknologia oli aluksi niin kallista, ettei kaikissa laivoissa ollut kronometria, kuten osoitti Englannin Itä-Intian kauppakomppanian Arniston-laivan tuho, jossa 372 henkeä sai surmansa.