Beethoven's Watch

An image of PRIOR, George
Watch in silver case, with key, and dark mauve leather case, the white silk interior of the lid printed in gold 'L. van Beethoven's/Taschenuhr'
Movement: full plate movement with barrel bridge engraved 'George Prior LONDON 29815'. Balance cock, table pierced and engraved, lyre above the neck, horn, music and axe in quiver. Blued steel end piece and diamond end stone, foot engraved. Polished steel balance. Slide plate engraved. Silver regulator dial with radial Arabic figures, 10, 20, and 30. Barrel bridge engraved as above. Solid formed fusee iron post with wings. Polished steel case bolt with conical end, in slot in plate, rib under dial. Potance with moulding at end of foot, screwed to plate. Pillar plate with four turned pillars with rib at end. Recessed centre wheel. L-shaped third wheel bar. Three dial feet holes not used. (Hinge block loose). Minute and hour wheel crossed out in 4. Fusee and chain, one lip on barrel, set-up click under dial. High number train, thrid and fourth pinions of 8. Cylinder escapement, brass wheel. Train planted clockwise.
Dial: White enamel on copper, counter enamel, three feet. Ladder minute ring, dots at 5 minutes, and thick bars at quarters, vertical Arabic chapters, plain centre.
Hands: Gold, arrow head and poker.
Case: Silver, double-backed consular case. Profiled plain bezel with bright cut silver ring under glass (reduces size of dial aperture). Back plain profiled edge, plain back, the inside stamped with maker's mark 'A' above 'TF' combined, all in oval, and incuse mark 'VP' ? (not clearly stamped). Body, ribbed edge, front opening reduced in size by plain ring, movement hinged to ring, back plain with winding hole, inside with marks too rubbed to read, possibly maker's mark incuse 'VP'. Pendant stem slightly tapered, top bulbous, stirrup bow with bulbous ends.
Storage case: Dark mauve leather covered case (B) with blind tooling frame and design on lid, two catches (one catch missing). Inside of lid covered in

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PRIOR, George Watch in silver case, with key, and dark mauve leather case, the white silk interior of the lid printed in gold 'L. van Beethoven's/Taschenuhr' Movement: full plate movement with barrel bridge engraved 'George Prior LONDON 29815'. Balance cock, table pierced and engraved, lyre above the neck, horn, music and axe in quiver. Blued steel end piece and diamond end stone, foot engraved. Polished steel balance. Slide plate engraved. Silver regulator dial with radial Arabic figures, 10, 20, and 30. Barrel bridge engraved as above. Solid formed fusee iron post with wings. Polished steel case bolt with conical end, in slot in plate, rib under dial. Potance with moulding at end of foot, screwed to plate. Pillar plate with four turned pillars with rib at end. Recessed centre wheel. L-shaped third wheel bar. Three dial feet holes not used. (Hinge block loose). Minute and hour wheel crossed out in 4. Fusee and chain, one lip on barrel, set-up click under dial. High number train, thrid and fourth pinions of 8. Cylinder escapement, brass wheel. Train planted clockwise. Dial: White enamel on copper, counter enamel, three feet. Ladder minute ring, dots at 5 minutes, and thick bars at quarters, vertical Arabic chapters, plain centre. Hands: Gold, arrow head and poker. Case: Silver, double-backed consular case. Profiled plain bezel with bright cut silver ring under glass (reduces size of dial aperture). Back plain profiled edge, plain back, the inside stamped with maker's mark 'A' above 'TF' combined, all in oval, and incuse mark 'VP' ? (not clearly stamped). Body, ribbed edge, front opening reduced in size by plain ring, movement hinged to ring, back plain with winding hole, inside with marks too rubbed to read, possibly maker's mark incuse 'VP'. Pendant stem slightly tapered, top bulbous, stirrup bow with bulbous ends. Storage case: Dark mauve leather covered case (B) with blind tooling frame and design on lid, two catches (one catch missing). Inside of lid covered in

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Accession Number: MP.1 & A & B-1929
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D
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Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2008:03:14 15:43:17

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