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Don,

Found on the internet an interesting excerpt from Jennifer Gall's book In Bligh's Hand: Surviving The Mutiny On The Bounty.

https://books.google.com/books?id=0TfjOmTv8bYC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=bligh%27s+navigation+tools&source=bl&ots=tS5qQoAQTn&sig=37lmXCJpJhcPa2p2KPZU5tK1Rhc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipj_7xn7jOAhUcS2MKHYnpBSIQ6AEILjAC#v=onepage&q=bligh's%20navigation%20tools&f=false

Looks as if there was a watch aboard which stopped working during the voyage.

Greg Rudzinski

From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2016 Aug 11, 07:21 -0400

In my previous post I meant to write that Mr Fryer had the octant that is typically mentioned in accounts of the mutiny.

Don Seltzer

On Aug 10, 2016, at 9:28 PM, Don Seltzer <timoneer---.com> wrote:

After his return to England, Bligh was less than candid about a few details.  He had a Ramsden sextant and Mr Fryer a sextant.  They also had a watch and a copy of Moore's Practical Navigator.

Don Seltzer

On Aug 10, 2016, at 7:58 PM, Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com> wrote:

I do seem to remember reading that Bligh had an octant, no charts, and no watch. He had memorized important latitudes which allowed for latitude sailing.  

Greg Rudzinski