Three of these timekeepers travelled with the explorers James Cook and Captain Furneaux during their second voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean in 1772–1775. Captain Cook also had Kendall's first timekeeper on board as well as one of Arnold's. Whereas Kendall's performed very well and kept excellent time during the voyage, only one of Arnold's was still running on their return to England in 1775. The performance of these clocks was recorded in the logbooks of astronomers William Wales and William Bayly who were assessing their suitability for measuring longitude.